The bourse opened on a positive note Friday, rebounding from Thursday’s heavy losses amid a relatively calm start to the day. Investors appeared to regain some confidence after early trade passed without fresh incidents that could rattle sentiment.
The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark KSE-100 Index climbed to an intraday high of 105,946.01 points, gaining 2,419.2 points, or 2.33%, from the previous close of 103,526.81.
The index recorded a low of 103,792.35, still up 265.54 points, or 0.26%, indicating steady upward momentum through early hours.
“After falling sharply by 6% yesterday due to drone attacks, Pakistani stocks have recovered and are up 2% in the first 30 minutes of trading on Friday,” said Topline Securities CEO Mohammad Sohail.
“So far, there has been no news of any major escalation helping in restoring confidence,” he added.