PSX: rally continues, KSE-100 crosses 169,000 level

Buying continued at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) as investors awaited the results of the US midterm elections and their potential impact on peace talks in ​the Middle East, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining nearly 1,000 points during the opening minutes of trading on Wednesday. At 9:55am, the benchmark index was hovering at 169,345.64, up 1,326.78 points or 0.79%. Buying was observed in key sectors, including automobile assemblers, cement, commercial banks, oil and gas exploration co

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