KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange made a U-shaped recovery on Wednesday as the benchmark KSE-100 index erased losses, suffered in the first half of the trading session, to close above the 42,000-point mark.
Investor interest stemmed from anticipation of the resolution of domestic political issues, however, partial recovery in currency value and anticipation of the positive news from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) front sparked volatility and capped gains at the bourse.
A halt to the rupee’s slide against the US dollar, which declined nominally during the session, aided the uptrend in the stock market.
The KSE-100 index entered the negative zone immediately after the morning bell rang and remained there for most of the day. A buying spree in the final hour, emerging in the wake of cherry-picking by investors, helped the market to recover and close in the green.
At close, the benchmark KSE-100 index recorded an increase of 62.34 points, or 0.15%, to settle at 42,012.66 points.