Market watch: PSX shoots to over 2.5-year high Benchmark KSE-100 index soars 502.99 points to settle at 45,153.42 PHOTO: ONLINE KARACHI: The stock market achieved a major milestone as the benchmark KSE-100 index surged over 500 points and powered past the 45,000-point barrier for the first time since May 2018. The market was buoyed by strong investors’ interest, which lifted trading volumes to 664.5 million shares. Bulls reigned supreme and stock investors welcomed the government’s decision on partial settlement of circular debt with the independent power producers (IPPs). The rise was also attributed to upbeat data of petroleum product sales which rose in double digits. Oil sales were up 16% to 1.59 million tons in December 2020 compared to 1.37 million tons in the same month of 2019.