KSE-100 index surges by 678.50 points

KSE-100 index surges by 678.50 points

Karachi (Staff Report): Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Thursday ended trading session on a positive note as the benchmark KSE-100 index gained 678.50 points, or 1.40 per cent to reach 49,283.64 points.

Volumes were led by chemical and commercial banks company stocks as the benchmark index finally returned to bullish trend after days of closing in the red. 116 million shares had changed hands by the end of the session, with a total worth of nearly Rs11.2 billion.

Stocks of at least 390 companies were traded, of which 240 gained in value, 137 declined and 13 remained unchanged.