The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued its record-setting run on Wednesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index surpassing the 186,000-point mark for the first time.

During early trading, the KSE-100 Index rose by 977 points to reach 186,039 points.

It touched a high of 186,768 points and a low of 185,665 points during trading.

The index had closed at 185,062 points in the last session.

Following the robust activity, the index has gained more than 1,700 points in just two trading sessions.