Karachi: The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) indices experienced notable gains, with both the KSE30 and KSE100 indices rising significantly as trading activity intensified. The KSE30 index closed at 56,462.88, marking an increase of 535.72 points, while the KSE100 index ended at 184,174.49, up by 1,836.37 points.

According to Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited, the KSE100 index recorded a 1.01% increase, while the KSE30 index saw a rise of 0.96%. The trading session witnessed a high turnover with 805,139,388 shares changing hands in the regular market, although this was lower than the previous session's 933,099,659 shares. The traded value in the regular market reached 50,833,806,208, down from 66,413,129,215. In the deliverable futures market, turnover rose to 762,973,000 from 488,955,500, with a traded value of 44,141,734,800, compared to 30,233,776,245 in the previous session.

Market capitalization for the current session stood at 20,827,459,192,079, showing an increase from the prior session's 20,617,886,101,947. The market's high points for the day saw the KSE100 reaching 186,619.52 and KSE30 touching 57,337.68, with the lows recorded at 182,347.48 and 55,859.44, respectively.