KSE-100 index ends below 41,718 points level

KSE-100 index ends below 41,718 points level

Karachi (Staff Report): The bullish run at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) as the benchmark KSE-100 index gained 472 points to close at 41,718 points.

Volumes picked up today, with 236 million shares worth Rs8.8 billion traded at the exchange. Of the 377 traded scrips, 227 advanced, 127 declined and 23 remained unchanged.

The cement sector dominated trading by a margin with 62.3m shares, with Power Cement dominating. It lost 0.5 per cent in value with 45.7m shares traded.