KARACHI:

Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed higher on Thursday as the benchmark KSE-100 index gained slightly over 460 points to settle near 152,670, its record high and the fifth straight positive session.

The index touched the intra-day high of 153,411, where cement, fertiliser and technology stocks drove the rally. Major gainers included Fauji Fertiliser Company (FFC, +1.13%), Lucky Cement (+2.2%) and Systems Ltd (+2.08%) while Bank AL Habib (-2.29%), Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDC, -0.99%) and HBL (-1.09%) capped gains.

Overall participation remained strong, with around 954 million shares traded, compared to 1.04 billion in the previous session, and a traded value of Rs46.05 billion. Market sentiment stayed bullish and dips were seen as buying opportunities.

"Stocks closed

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