Army-backed political development: KSE-100 index shoots up to 1006 points

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KARACHI-

Karachi Stock Exchange’s (KSE) benchmark 100-share index shot up to 1006 points at 28834.01 on Friday start, following an expectation to the end of political deadlock in the country, a private news channel reported.

Trading at 28654.65 index points when this report was filed, the market was up by 3.17%.

The market had been falling steadily during the past week owning to the political tensions in the federal capital where thousands of supporter of Pakistan Awami Tehreek and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf have been demonstrating for over 13 days, demanding a resignation from the Prime Minister.

With the protesting parties reaching a deadlock over dialogue with the government, Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif stepped up to act as a mediator in the current crisis.

The positive political development led to KSE 100-index picking up along with the rupee gaining strangth against the US dollar

In the official interbank market, the rupee rose 50 paisas to trade 101.70 to a dollar.

3 COMMENTS

  1. BRAVO BRAVO IMPOSE ARMY RULE AND KSE SHALL ROCKET UP ..ABOLISH ALL POLITICAL PARTIES FOR 5YRS ..WALLAH !

  2. Wel…I would suggest that rather than just relying on political scenario, investors should try to learn how to value a business. if you are right about the business in which you have invested then in the long run you will get good profits no matter its an Army rule or a democratic rule.

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