However, the market soon recovered and staged a modest recovery to finish just 41 points in the red. Market watch: Stocks fail to sustain gains as investors book profitOverall, trading volumes increased to 123.57 million shares compared with Thursday’s tally of 112.05 million. At the end of the day, 142 stocks closed higher, 175 declined and 32 remained unchanged. K-Electric was the volume leader with 13.92 million shares, gaining Rs0.10 to close at Rs6.31. It was followed by Sui Southern Gas with 8.5 million shares, losing Rs1.31 to close at Rs25.30 and TRG Pakistan with 8 million shares, losing Rs0.46 to close at Rs23.26.

Source: The Express Tribune January 11, 2019 15:56 UTC