The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) 100 index rose on lower crude oil prices.

The 100 index of Pakistan Stock Exchange has closed at 170 thousand 884 with an increase of 1 thousand 841 points.

According to market sources, the increase in global crude oil prices in the business week has been a concern for investors, which has affected the trading volume of the market. Today, the market has responded positively to the drop in global crude oil prices.

In the stock market today, deals of 57 crore shares were settled at 22 billion rupees, thus the market capitalization has increased by 190 billion rupees and closed at 19 thousand 38 billion.