PSX: Benchmark index up over 600 points in early trade
Buying was observed at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining over 600 points during the opening minutes of trading on Tuesday. At 9:35am, the benchmark index was hovering at 177,610.06, a gain of 643.38 points or 0.36%. Buying interest was observed in key sectors, including automobile, cement, commercial banks, oil and gas exploration companies, OMCs and power generation. Index-heavy stocks, including HUBCO, MARI, OGDC, PPL, POL, PSO, MCB, MEBL and NBP, traded in the green.