KARACHI: After a lacklustre performance in the previous session, Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on witnessed bullish trend on Friday, with the benchmark index recovering most losses ahead of prime minister’s Vote of Confidence. Among other indices, the KMI-30 Index gained 1,073.71 points to close at 76,412.89, while the KSE All Share Index added 268.12 points, ending at 31,402.02. The overall market volumes fell from 441.42 million shares in the previous session to 316.82 million shares (-28pc). Sectors that painted the benchmark index green included oil & gas exploration (+139.60 points), banking (+128.05 points) and cement (+60.57 points). Among the companies, Oil and Gas Development Company Ltd (OGDC +52.77 points), Pakistan Oilfields Ltd (POL +43.38 points) and Habib Bank Ltd (HBL +34.84 points) remained the top contributors.

Source: Pakistan Today March 05, 2021 13:52 UTC