KARACHI: Bulls took charge of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday, with the benchmark index closing positive despite further contraction in market volumes. MARKET SUMMARYAccumulating 459.47 points in early trade, the benchmark KSE-100 Index recorded its intraday high at 40,964.22. The overall market volumes fell from 181.41 million shares in the previous session to 150.33 million shares. Sectors that kept the benchmark index afloat included banking (+92.61 points), oil & gas exploration (+51.58 points) and cement (+22.10 points). Among the companies, United Bank Ltd (UBL +50.70 points), Pakistan Oilfields Ltd (POL +21.81 points) and Pak Petroleum Ltd (PPL +19.97 pts) remained the top contributors.

Source: Pakistan Today November 17, 2020 12:56 UTC