April 15, 2026 (MLN): Stocks at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) opened Wednesday’s trading session on a strong footing, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index staging a sharp rally at the opening bell, reflecting robust investor sentiment.

At 9:34 am, during early trading, the KSE-100 Index surged to 170,013.88, registering a gain of 4,379.04 points or 2.64%.

Of the 100 KSE-100 index companies, 94 were trading higher in early session, 1 was unchanged, while 5 remained untraded.

Top gainers during early trade included GAL (+10.00%), SRVI (+9.33%), BOP (+7.71%), SAZEW (+7.28%), and GHNI (+7.22%).

On the downside, early movers among laggards were FHAM (0.00%), PGLC (0.00%), RMPL (+0.41%), ATLH (+0.58%), and GHGL (+0.64%).

In terms of index-point contributions during early trading, the major upside drivers were FFC (+552.88pts), UBL (+363.01pts), LUCK (+296.19pts), ENGROH (+294.87pts), and HUBC (+239.69pts).

On the flip side, index draggers in the opening session included FHAM (0.00pts), MEHT (0.00pts), MUREB (0.00pts), IBFL (0.00pts), and THALL (0.00pts).

Sector-wise, the KSE-100 Index was led higher in early trade by Commercial Banks (+1,232.41pts), Cement (+749.44pts), Fertilizer (+727.53pts), Oil & Gas Exploration Companies (+420.30pts), and Inv. Banks / Inv. Cos. / Securities Cos. (+320.45pts).

Meanwhile, limited pressure was seen from Automobile Parts & Accessories (0.00pts), Leasing Companies (0.00pts), Synthetic & Rayon (0.00pts), Modarabas (0.00pts), and Woollen (+0.45pts).

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