KSE-100 Index gains 120 points

KSE-100 Index gains 120 points

Karachi (Staff Report): The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday showed positive trend as the benchmark KSE-100 Index gained 120 points to close at 45,802 points.

In all, 147.5 million shares worth Rs7.6 billion were traded at the exchange. Of the 359 traded scrips, 178 advanced, 160 declined and 21 remained unchanged.

The chemical sector dominated trading with 25.9m shares traded while cement sector followed with 19.2m shares traded.