Pakistan, Oct. 2 -- The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a massive buying spree on Thursday, pushing the benchmark KSE-100 index past the 168,000 mark for the first time in history amid strong investor confidence.

At the close of trading, the KSE-100 index surged by 2,849.29 points, or 1.69 percent, reaching 168,489.62. During intraday trading, the index even touched a record high of 168,619.32, reflecting broad market optimism.

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A total of 489 companies traded shares today, with 239 recording gains, 227 declining, and 23 remaining unchanged. The buying momentum was particularly visible in key sectors such as automobile assemblers, commercial banks, oil and g...