JS Global analyst Maaz Mulla said that with the last trading session of the rollover week and 2017, the local bourse closed 100 points positive, at 40,471 level. Fertilisers sector witnessed decent participation, where EFERT (+1.27%) and FFC (+2.32%) were the major gainers of the mentioned sector. Market watch: Led by local investors, KSE-100 surges over 600 pointsOverall, trading volumes increased to 240 million shares compared with Thursday’s tally of 239 million. PTCL was the volume leader with 25.4 million shares, gaining Rs0.75 to close at Rs13.05. It was followed by Dewan Cement with 12.5 million shares, gaining Rs0.50 to close at Rs17.29 and K-Electric with 11.5 million shares, gaining Rs0.11 to close at Rs6.31.

Source: The Express Tribune December 29, 2017 15:00 UTC