{"id":532175,"date":"2026-02-19T06:50:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T01:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=532175"},"modified":"2026-02-19T06:50:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T01:50:23","slug":"psx-turns-bullish-gains-5702-points-to-close-at-178853-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/psx-turns-bullish-gains-5702-points-to-close-at-178853-points\/","title":{"rendered":"PSX turns bullish, gains 5,702 points to close at 178,853 points"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> ISLAMABAD<br \/>\nThe benchmark KSE-100 Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday turned around to bullish trend, gaining 5,702.68 points, a positive change of 3.29 percent, to close at 178,853.10 points compared to 173,150.42 points on the previous trading day, according to PSX data.<br \/>\nDuring the session, the ready market recorded a trading volume of 697.682 million shares with a traded value of Rs 49.992 billion, against 716.035 million shares valuing Rs 40.471 billion in the previous session. 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