Islamabad: Pakistan's benchmark KSE 100 index closed above the 148,000 level on Tuesday, registering a significant gain of 1,274.27 points, reflecting a 0.86 percent increase. This positive movement follows the previous day's closing figure of 147,343.51 and reached an intraday peak of 149,234.95. The KSE 30 index also displayed robust growth, adding 370.74 points to close at 45,247.79, an increase of 0.83 percent.

Trading activity showed a notable upswing, with a total of 1,342,203,045 shares changing hands in the regular market, compared to 935,466,958 shares the previous day. The value of shares traded in the regular market reached 52,305,393,744, a significant leap from 33,515,952,053 the day before. This surge in trading contributed to a rise in market capitalization, which closed at 17,655,775,512,941 compared to Monday's 17,535,894,673,007.

Futures trading also witnessed increased activity, with 657,590,500 shares traded compared to 423,223,000 on Monday. The financial worth of these trades amounted to 34,663,403,975, up from 23,467,078,050. The ODL market saw minimal trading activity. These figures are provided by the Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited.