Pakistan, Aug. 5 -- The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) surged past the historic 143,000-point level on Tuesday, driven by strong investor optimism and robust buying during the opening trading session. The benchmark KSE-100 index rose by 1,154.50 points, or 0.81 percent, reaching 143,207.14 points just before noon. This marks a new all-time high for the PSX, highlighting positive market momentum.

Out of 466 companies traded so far, 311 saw their share prices increase, while 141 declined and 14 remained unchanged. Major sectors, including automobile assemblers, commercial banks, cement, fertilizer, and oil marketing companies, mostly traded in positive territory. Blue-chip stocks such as SNGPL, WAFI, INDU, MCB, MEBL, and UBL also contribute...