On Thursday 27th of march 2025, as the Karachi Stock Exchange-100 index increased (34.43) points, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued to rise, according to sources.

The KSE 100 Index grew (4%) on a month-over-month basis, according to analysts at Topline Securities. This increase has been credited to the staff-level contract with the IMF, the circular debt solution plan, where news reports indicate that great progress has been made, and reports that the government is developing a plan to lower electricity prices.

The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) 100-Index maintained its growing trend on Wednesday, rising (34.43 points, or 0.03%), to close at (117,806.75) points, up from (117,772.31) points on the previous trading day.

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Furthermore the price of shares was (Rs 19.77 billion), down from (Rs 37.49 billion) on yesterday’s trading, while a total of (329.990 million) shares were exchanged throughout the day, compared to (356.729 million) shares the day before.

Of the (447) firms that traded their shares on the stock exchange, (169) made money and (216) lost money, while the share prices of (62) companies stayed the same.

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In addition Hoechst Pakistan Limited came in 2nd place with a price gain of (Rs 48.63 to Rs 3,242.5) per share, while Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited saw a highest increase of (Rs 73.78) per share price, finishing at (Rs 811.55).

Premium Textile Mills Limited came in 2nd place with a fall of (Rs 18.88 per share to Rs 420.51), while Sapphire Fibres Limited had a greatest decrease of (Rs 20.39) per share price, finishing at (Rs 1,101). Notably, the federal government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) confirmed that they had reached an agreement at the employee level on a new (28-month $1.3 billion) arrangement within the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) and on the 1st review under Pakistan’s (37-month $7 billion) Extended Fund Facility (EFF).