KSE-100 Index gains 90 points

KSE-100 Index gains 90 points

Karachi (Staff Report): The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday showed positive trend as the benchmark KSE-100 Index gained 90 points to close at 46,104 points.

In all, 270 million shares worth Rs13.8 changed hands. Of the total of 371 traded scrips, 201 advanced, 151 declined and 19 remained unchanged.

The chemical sector dominated trading for the third session in a row with 54.7m shares traded while the banking and cement sectors followed with 40.7m and 29.7m shares traded.