KARACHI:

The Pakistan Stock Exchange turned positive after three consecutive days of losses as the benchmark KSE-100 index rose nearly 500 points, driven by remittance data released by the State Bank of Pakistan.

In October 2025, the remittances from expatriate Pakistani workers abroad showed inflows of $3.4 billion. In terms of growth, the remittances spiked 7.4% month-on-month and 11.9% year-on-year.

At the commencement of trading in the morning, the stock market remained positive and after a couple of dips, it rose significantly by midday. Following the Friday break, the index advanced to the intra-day high of 160,436 points. Afterwards, investors resorted to profit-taking at higher levels, bringing the market down from its highs.

At close, the KSE-100 index recorded a modest increa

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