Stockbrokers watch the latest share prices during a trading session at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) in Karachi on February 3, 2020. — AFP/Files
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday breached the 81,000-point mark as local and foreign investors shifted interest and aggressively bought shares.
The benchmark KSE-100 index gained 483.98 points or 0.6% to reach at 81,050.18 points during the intraday trading.
The picture shows KSE-100 graph. — PSX website
A day earlier, stocks recorded an increase amid hopes for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout package despite a two-hour-long disruption in the session due to a fire incident.
The PSX increased by 353.41 points or 0.44% to 80,566.21 points.
A fire incident took place in the old building housing the brokerage houses in the morning, and the market session was suspended for a couple of hours.
