KSE-100 Index gains 57 points

KSE-100 Index gains 57 points

Karachi (Staff Report): The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday closed on a flattish note as the benchmark KSE-100 Index gained only 57 points to close at 41,544 points.

Volumes slightly dropped, with 233.6 million shares worth Rs9.3 billion changing hands during the session. A total of 370 companies' shares were traded, out of which 160 advanced, 190 declined, and 20 remained unchanged.

The power generation and distribution sector dominated trading with 50.4m shares traded, while the communication and cement sectors followed with 25.3m and 25.0m shares traded respectively.