Gelonghui April 29| Pakistan's Karachi Stock Exchange KSE100 index closed down 1baccaratcrystalbunny.23%baccaratcrystalbunny, reported at 71,850.40 points, away from the all-time closing high of 72,744.94 points set last Friday (April 26). On Monday, Karachi rose to 73,300.76 points at the beginning of the session and continued to hit an intraday record high.

The entire stock price index in Karachi closed down 0.93% at 46,992.73 points, also off the all-time closing high set last Friday. Karachi also hit an all-time high at the beginning of the session on Monday.

The State Bank of Pakistan (Central Bank of Pakistan) has kept its target interest rate unchanged at a historical high of 22%, which means that the easing cycle will be postponed; an IMF delegation will visit the country in May.

The entire stock price index in Colombo in Sri Lanka closed up 0.90%, rising for the fifth consecutive trading day (cumulative increase of 4.75% during the period), at 12,310.95 points, approaching the all-time closing high of 13,457.20 points set on January 18, 2022.

The National Stock Exchange of India's blue-chip CNX Nifty index closed up 1.00% at 22,643.40 points, approaching the all-time closing high of 22,753.80 points set on April 10.

Bangladesh's DSE broad index closed down 0.66%.