A day after experiencing its largest-ever intraday point decline, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) staged a sharp recovery on Tuesday morning, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index climbing over 1,400 points during early trade.
At 9:40am, the index was seen at 116,355.79, up by 1,446.31 points or 1.26% from the previous close. The rebound reflected renewed investor confidence and bargain-hunting activity across key sectors following Monday’s panic-driven selloff.
Buying interest was visible in multiple sectors including automobile assemblers, cement, chemicals, commercial banks, oil and gas exploration companies, oil marketing companies (OMCs), and refineries. Blue-chip and index-heavy stocks such as HUBCO, ARL, PSO, SNGPL, MARI, OGDC, PPL, HBL, MCB, and NBP traded firmly in the green, contributing significantly to the rally.
The rebound came after Monday’s volatile session, when the KSE-100 Index had plunged nearly 8,700 points intraday—its worst-ever fall in absolute terms—before recovering more than half the losses to close at 114,909.48, still down 3,882.18 points or 3.27%.
Market watchers attributed the historic volatility to weak global cues of a trade war and sudden liquidity pressures. However, analysts believe Tuesday’s uptick reflects a technical correction and stabilisation amid assurances from policymakers and value buying by institutional investors.
Traders are now watching key budget-related developments and macroeconomic indicators to gauge market direction in the coming sessions.