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PSX hits record high as share prices surge – SUCH TV
Share prices soared on Monday as the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) saw strong buying activity on the first day of the new business week, pushing the benchmark KSE-100 index past the 155,000 mark amid positive economic indicators.
During intraday trading, the KSE-100 index gained 1,610.82 points (1.03%), closing at an all-time high of 155,888.01 points.
This marked the seventh consecutive bullish day, reflecting investor confidence in government policies.
The upward trend has largely offset concerns over economic risks stemming from ongoing devastating floods that have damaged farmlands.
A total of 448 companies transacted shares, with 254 posting gains, 175 recording losses, and 19 remaining unchanged.
On the previous Friday, the index had also gained 1,611.47 points (1.06%), closing at 154,277.19 points.
Trading volumes rose, with 1.078 billion shares exchanged, compared to 954 million the prior day.
Total market turnover reached Rs59.949 billion, up from Rs46.053 billion, as 479 companies participated in trading, 239 gaining, 210 losing, and 30 remaining unchanged.
The three top trading companies were Bank of Punjab with 146,093,956 shares at Rs 19.69 per share, F. Nat.
Equities with 55,753,605 shares at Rs7.74 per share and Fauji Foods Limited with 50,935,429 shares at Rs18.72 per share.
Sitara Chemical Industries Limited witnessed a maximum increase of Rs 79.77 per share price, closing at Rs 877.47, whereas the runner-up was Siemens (Pakistan) Engineering with Rs50.17 rise in its per share price to Rs1,603.17.
PIA Holding Company LimitedB witnessed a maximum decrease of Rs 834.67 per share, closing at Rs25,506.00 followed by Hoechst Pakistan Limited with Rs96.79 decline in its share price to close at Rs4,004.48.
Meanwhile, in the future market, as many as 316 companies traded shares in the market out of which 181 witnessed gains, 133 loss where the prices of 2 companies remained unchanged.
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President Donald Trump said he’s considering sending the National Guard to U.S. airports, two days after the administration deployed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to several major U.S. airports following hourslong waits for travelers because of the partial government shutdown.
In a Truth Social post Wednesday, Trump blamed Democrats for the shutdown, which began Feb. 14.
“Thank you to our great ICE Patriots for helping. It makes a big difference,” he wrote in his post. “I may call up the National Guard for more help.”
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More than 11% of TSA officers called out on Wednesday and over 450 have quit since the shutdown started, the Department of Homeland Security said.
Elevated absences of Transportation Security Administration officers, who are required to work though they’re not getting paid during the shutdown, have contributed to long lines at major U.S. airports, including in Atlanta, Houston and New York.
The DHS, which oversees both ICE and and the TSA, said the ICE agents will “support airports facing the greatest strain” but the department didn’t respond to requests for comment on what the ICE agents’ duties are. ICE agents are getting paid in the shutdown.
Airlines have been warning customers about potentially long security lines, while executives grow increasingly frustrated with lawmakers about the impasse. On Tuesday, Delta Air Lines said it suspended its airport escorts and other special services for members of Congress and their staff because of the ongoing partial shutdown of the DHS.
The shutdown comes as Democrats in Congress have demanded changes to how federal immigration enforcement operates in exchange for releasing DHS funding after two U.S. citizens were shot and killed by ICE officers in Minneapolis.
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