Market watch: PSX soars 2.2% as political turmoil eases Benchmark index skyrockets 978.51 points to settle at 44,766.59 Overall trading volumes surged to 455.5 million shares compared with Friday’s tally of 442.6 million. PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: Bulls dominated trading at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday as the benchmark KSE-100 index rallied, gaining nearly 1,000 points on the back of strong investor sentiment. Clarity on the political front after the Senate chairman election – which saw Sadiq Sanjrani come back as the upper house chairman – and diminishing concerns over withdrawal of tax exemptions encouraged market players to buy stocks. Investors also took cue from global financial markets, which helped the index power past the 44,000-point mark.