Bulls return as PSX rebounds with over 800-point surge

KARACHI (Dunya News) – The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) staged recovery on Friday a day after witnessing bearish trend due to panic selling by investors.

During intraday trading, the KSE-100 index has gained 844.09 points to reach 150,079.35, reflecting a 0.57 percent increase from the previous close of 149,235.26.
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The positive momentum was driven by buying interest across key sectors. However, experts have warned of volatility during the day amid potential profit-taking by investors on last day of the business week.

A day earlier, the benchmark index turned around to bearish trend, losing 1,355.74 points, a negative change of 0.90 percent, closing at 149,235.26 points.

A total of 1,062,993,695 shares worth Rs55.824 billion were traded during the day.

As many as 480 companies transacted their shares in the stock market, 130 of them recorded gains and 323 sustained losses, whereas the share price of 27 companies remained unchanged.

Pakistan's total liquid foreign reserves stand at $19.57bn

The total liquid foreign reserves of Pakistan stood at $ 19,570.8 million as of August 15, 2025 while the reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan were recorded as $ 14,256.2 million.

“During the week ended on 15 Aug, 2025, SBP reserves increased by US$ 13 million to US$ 14,256.2 million,” the central bank reported on Thursday in its weekly statement on liquid foreign reserves position.

Meanwhile, net foreign reserves held by the commercial banks also increased by $ 61 million to $ 5,314.6 million during the period under review, as shown in the forex reserves break up.

Total liquid foreign reserves held by the country, in the previous week ended on August 08, 2025, were $ 19,496.7 million.

Among them the central bank held foreign reserves amounting to $ 14,243.2 million while the commercial banks held reserves of $ 5,253.5 million.