{"id":21667,"date":"2025-08-19T12:30:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T07:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=21667"},"modified":"2025-08-19T12:30:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T07:30:18","slug":"pakistan-stock-exchange-crosses-record-149000-point-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/08\/19\/pakistan-stock-exchange-crosses-record-149000-point-mark\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Stock Exchange crosses record 149,000-point mark"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) surged to an all-time high on Tuesday, crossing the 149,000-point mark for the first time in history. The bullish run reflects renewed investor confidence and positive momentum in the market.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">KSE-100 Index sets new benchmark<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The benchmark KSE-100 Index rose by 1,171 points, closing at 149,367 points. Earlier in the session, the index had gained 595 points to reach 148,791 points, setting the tone for a strong trading day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Investor confidence drives rally<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Market analysts attributed the rally to expectations of stable economic policies, easing inflation, and prospects of interest rate cuts. The surge comes amid optimism in both local and foreign investor sentiment, boosting overall market activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, inflation in Pakistan is projected to settle between 3.75% and 4.25% in August 2025, according to a report by Topline Securities, a private economic think tank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The monthly increase is expected to be modest at 0.3%, reflecting signs of stability compared to last year\u2019s double-digit price hikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inflation trends compared to last year<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The report highlights that inflation stood at 4.07% in July 2025, while in August last year it was 9.63%. Looking ahead, Topline Securities expects the annual inflation rate to range between 6% and 7% by the end of the current financial year, broadly aligning with the State Bank of Pakistan\u2019s forecast of 5% to 7%.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) surged to an all-time high on Tuesday, crossing the 149,000-point<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21668,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,215],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-latest"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.4.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pakistan Stock Exchange crosses record 149,000-point mark - Rapid News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/08\/19\/pakistan-stock-exchange-crosses-record-149000-point-mark\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pakistan Stock Exchange crosses record 149,000-point mark - 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