KSE-100 index crosses 60,000 points benchmark

KSE-100 index crosses 60,000 points benchmark

Karachi: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) smoothly crossed the psychological barrier of 60,000 points during the early trading hours of Tuesday.

The KSE-100 Index hit a new all-time high level of 60,745 points, rising by 1.56% or 934 points before midday from Monday’s close at 59,811 points.

Analysts said the equities market has been thriving since the successful first review with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which will lead to the release of the next loan tranche.

The market is expecting foreign currency inflows worth around $1.5-2 billion from multilateral creditors like the World Bank and Asian Development Bank soon after the IMF executive board approves the release of its second tranche of $700 million to Pakistan in December 2023.