The Pakistan Stock Exchange closed on a strong note on May 5, 2026, as the KMI-30 index gained 1,183.41 points to settle at 236,551.09.
According to market data, the index touched an intraday high of 236,836.23 points after opening at 233,058.55. The lowest level recorded during trading was 232,912.57 points.The benchmark posted a daily increase of 0.50 percent.
Trading volume of KMI-30 companies stood at 105.86 million shares, reflecting active investor participation.
Among the top contributors, PPL remained the biggest support for the market with 452.51 points. FFC added 316.30 points, while OGDC contributed 299.56 points to the index.
Meezan Bank and Mari Energies also remained among the leading gainers. Their contributions stood at 179.92 points and 102.42 points respectively.However, HUBC emerged as the biggest negative contributor and dragged the market down by 303.35 points.
Other stocks that remained under pressure included Lucky Cement, Engro Fertilizers, Searle Company and Airlink Communication.Despite the negative CYTD return of 4.82 percent, the market has maintained strong FYTD growth of 27.94 percent, showing overall strength in the current fiscal year.
Analysts said investors continued to focus on fundamentally strong sectors including oil, gas and fertilizers.