A bounce-back in the last half hour of trading helped the index to close with modest gains, he added. As a result, the benchmark index closed at 34,937 points, gaining 278 points. Overall, trading volumes increased to 150.98 million shares compared with Tuesday’s tally of 116.9 million. The Bank of Punjab was the volume leader with 18.5 million shares, losing Rs0.21 to close at Rs9.79. It was followed by Maple Leaf Cement with 9.96 million shares, gaining Rs0.96 to close at Rs23.02 and K-Electric with 7.5 million shares, losing Rs0.03 to close at Rs4.31.

Source: The Express Tribune June 12, 2019 16:07 UTC