Pakistan, July 20 -- KARACHI - The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) surged 4,298 points this week, closing at 138,597 as investors responded to strong economic indicators and broad-based sectoral buying. The market climbed 3.2% week-on-week, with Monday's 2,203-point rally alone taking the KSE-100 Index to a historic high of 136,502, driven by renewed confidence in Pakistan's recovery path.

Key macroeconomic developments supported the bullish momentum, including a $2.1 billion current account surplus for FY25-the highest in 22 years-and foreign reserves rising to $14.5 billion. Although the Pakistani rupee weakened slightly to 284.87 against the dollar, investor sentiment remained upbeat, especially following positive statements from the IM...