Pakistan, July 4 -- The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) maintained its bullish trend on Friday, with the KSE-100 index crossing the 131,000 mark for the first time in history. During intraday trading, the index surged by 593.89 points, reaching 131,280.54 - a gain of 0.45 percent. This rise reflects growing investor confidence, fueled by strong foreign exchange reserves and positive expectations from the new fiscal year's budget.

A day earlier, the benchmark index also witnessed healthy gains, adding 342.63 points and closing at 130,686.66. Market activity remained robust, with a total of 899.8 million shares traded, worth over Rs 43 billion. Out of 468 active companies, 216 recorded gains, 236 saw losses, while 16 companies remained uncha...