KSE-100 closes at 42,847 points

KSE-100 closes at 42,847 points

Karachi (Staff Report): The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) was back in the positive zone on Thursday as the benchmark KSE-100 index gained 300 points to close at 42,847 points.

In all, 142.6 million shares worth Rs7.9 billion were traded at the exchange. Of the 340 scrips traded, 176 advanced, 141 declined and 23 remained unchanged.

Commercial banks dominated trading by a margin with 37.5m shares traded.