Karachi: In a significant development on the Pakistan Stock Exchange, both the KSE30 and KSE100 indices registered notable gains on Monday. The KSE30 index rose by 261.68 points, closing at 51,932.10, while the broader KSE100 index climbed by 876.82 points to settle at 170,741.35.

The day's trading session saw the KSE30 index reach a high of 52,059.38 and a low of 51,812.88. Meanwhile, the KSE100 index recorded a high of 171,001.71 and a low of 170,292.95. The percentage increase for both indices stood at approximately 0.51% and 0.52%, respectively.

Market turnover saw a significant rise, with the regular (REG) market witnessing 905,684,582 shares traded, compared to 873,030,955 shares the previous day. The traded value in this segment jumped to 47,718,389,066 from 40,870,453,415.

The Deliverable Futures Contracts (DFC) market also experienced increased activity, with 202,260,000 shares traded against the previous 177,125,000 shares. The traded value in this category surged to 13,888,515,095 from 9,628,421,840.

Open Deliverable Long (ODL) recorded a turnover of 1,256 and a traded value of 24,888, marking a notable increase from previous figures of 650 and 13,345, respectively.

The market capitalization for the regular market reached 19,405,498,641,679, up from 19,321,788,024,364, signaling growing investor confidence.

These positive movements in the stock indices and trading volumes reflect a renewed investor interest and a strong market sentiment on the Pakistan Stock Exchange.