KARACHI: A trade agreement with the United States helped keep Pakistan stocks in bullish territory on Thursday, despite the central bank’s unexpected decision to maintain the policy rate. Investor confidence surged, driving the benchmark KSE-100 index back above the 139,000-mark on the back of value-hunting and strong macroeconomic cues.

Topline Securities Ltd reported that the bulls dominated July, with the KSE-100 index rising 11pc month-on-month to a record close of 139,390........

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