Among other indices, the KMI-30 Index accumulated 1,426.60 points to end at 63,393.00, while the KSE All Share Index added 471.06 points, settling at 28,327.49. The overall market volumes surged from 400.97 million shares to 431.14 million shares (+6pc). Hascol Petroleum Ltd (HASCOL +6.12pc), Unity Foods Ltd (UNITY +7.45pc) and TRG Pakistan Ltd (TRG +7.37pc) led the volume chart, exchnaging 59.71 million, 34.57 million and 23.97 million shares, respectively. Sectors that drove the benchmark index north included cement (+132.53 points), pharmaceutical (+74.30 points) and oil & gas marketing (+65.78 points). Among the companies, Lucky Cement Ltd (LUCK +46.16 points), The Searle Company Ltd (SEARL +39.05 points) and TRG Pakistan Ltd (TRG +32.44 pts) remained the top contributors.

Source: Pakistan Today October 07, 2020 13:06 UTC