KSE-100 index gains 836 points

KSE-100 index gains 836 points

Karachi (Staff Report): The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday witness positive trend as the benchmark KSE-100 index gained 836 points to close above at 40,000-mark.

The index continued on an upward surge after opening higher, managing to hit a day's high of 40,559 points towards the day's close.

A total of 116.7 million shares worth Rs6.9 billion were traded on the broader market. Of the 363 traded scrips, 248 gained in value, 101 declined and 14 remained unchanged.