Pakistan, Feb. 12 -- The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) opened on a positive note Wednesday, building on the momentum from Tuesday's impressive 1,600+ point surge.

At the start of trading, the benchmark KSE-100 index climbed 283 points, reaching 113,294, reflecting a 0.25% increase. Among the 182 actively traded companies, 145 were in the green, 25 in the red, and 10 remained unchanged.

On Tuesday, the KSE-100 index soared by 1,632.41 points (1.47%), closing at 113,010.38, up from the previous session's 111,377.97. The market peaked at 113,233.41, with the lowest recorded level at 111,834.21.

According to Ahsan Mehanti, an analyst at Arif Habib Corp, the market's bullish close was fueled by:

The KSE-30 index jumped 596.78 points (1.72%...