PSX maintains unprecedented rally, surpasses 129,000 threshold

On Wednesday, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) sustained its bullish trend, reaching a new zenith due to the allocation of new funds to the equity market and enhanced economic stability, which have bolstered investor confidence.

During intraday trading, the KSE-100 benchmark gained 1251.46 points, crossing the 129,000 barrier for first time in history and reaching 129,450.46 points.

Meanwhile, trade deficit for June 2025 decreased by nine percent on month-on-month basis and 3pc on YoY to $2.3 billion.

Pakistan’s imports declined by 7% month-over-month and 2% year-over-year to $4.9 billion, while exports fell by 5% month-over-month and 1% year-over-year to $2.5 billion.

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A day earlier, the 100-Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued with bullish trend, gaining 2,572.11, a positive change of 2.05 percent, and closing at 128,199.43 points.

A total of 1,032,756,027 shares valued at Rs 44.008 billion were traded during the day amidst a robust buying surge in the market.

As many as 479 had companies transacted their shares in the stock market, 233 of them recorded gains and 206 sustained losses, whereas the share price of 40 companies remained unchanged.

Headline inflation declines to 3.2 percent

The headline inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), decreased to 3.2 percent in June 2025, down from 3.5 percent in May 2025, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) report released on Tuesday.

PBS data indicates that the CPI-based inflation for April 2024 was recorded at 12.6%.

On a month-on-month basis, it rose by 0.2% in June 2025, contrasting with a decline of 0.2% in the preceding month and an increase of 0.5% in June 2024.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation for urban areas declined to 3.0% year-on-year (YoY) in June 2025, down from 3.5% in the preceding month and 14.9% in June 2024. On a month-on-month (MoM) basis, it remained constant at 0.1% in June 2025, compared to 0.1% in the preceding month and 0.6% in June 2024.

The CPI inflation for rural areas rose by 3.6% year-on-year in June 2025, compared to an increase of 3.4% in the preceding month and 9.3% in June 2024. On month-on-month basis, it increased by 0.5% in June 2025 as compared to a decrease of 0.5% in the previous month and an increase of 0.3% in June 2024.

The Sensitive Price Indicator inflation on YoY decreased by 1.9% in June 2025 as compared to a decrease of 0.6% a month earlier and an increase of 16.6% in June 2024. On MoM basis, no change measured in June 2025 as compared to a decrease of 1.0% a month earlier and an increase of 1.3% in June 2024.