Pakistan, July 28 -- Pakistan's stock market opened Tuesday's trading session on a strong note, with investors maintaining bullish sentiment despite the State Bank of Pakistan's decision to keep the benchmark policy rate unchanged at 11.5%.

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The benchmark KSE-100 Index climbed 691.42 points, or 0.39%, to 178,953.75 by 9:33am, extending the positive momentum seen in the previous trading session.

Buying interest was concentrated in automobile assemblers, cement companies, commercial banks, oil and gas exploration firms, and refinery stocks. Index-heavy shares including Attock Refinery, MCB Bank, Meezan Bank, National Bank of Pakistan, Oil and Gas Developmen...