KARACHI:

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) enjoyed a robust rally on Monday as the benchmark KSE-100 index climbed 1,945 points owing to renewed investor interest in attractive shares of major sectors.

In the morning, the market remained on a strong footing and maintained the upward momentum for almost throughout the session, touching the intra-day high of 161,881 towards the close of trading. Its low for the day was 160,406 reached very early in the day.

KTrade Securities, in its market wrap, wrote that PSX rebounded sharply as the benchmark KSE-100 index gained 1,945 points (+1.22%) to close at 161,538. The recovery was largely fuelled by renewed investor interest in fertiliser, investment banking, oil & gas and cement sectors.

Major index contributors included heavyweights such as E

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