At close, the KSE-100 Index ended with an increase of 221.91 points or 0.51% to finish at 43,580.88 points. Elixir Securities’ analyst Zainul Abedin said equities closed positive after a volatile trading session. Market watch: KSE-100 gains 419 points as institutional buying continues“We see volatility to prevail as market attempts to cross 44,000 level,” he added. Overall, trading volume increased to 268 million shares, compared with Wednesday tally of 151 million. It was followed by Lotte Chemical with 15.4 million shares, gaining Rs0.48 to close at Rs8.62 and Azgard Nine with 13.2 million shares, losing Rs0.08 to close at Rs14.92.

Source: The Express Tribune January 18, 2018 14:15 UTC