Pakistan's benchmark share index rose 1.8% on Monday to close at an all-time high of 69,620 points, data from the Pakistan Stock Exchange showed.

It was the third consecutive trading day in which the index closed at an all-time high.

During intraday trade on Monday, the index rose at one point to 69,720, its highest level ever. (Reporting by Ariba Shahid in Karachi; editing by Jacqueline Wong and Mark Heinrich)