The overall market volumes surged from 254.12 million shares in the previous session to 319.46 million shares (+25pc). Unity Foods Ltd (UNITY +7.45pc), Pakistan International Bulk Terminal Ltd (PIBTL +6.26pc) and Fauji Foods Ltd (FFL +6.58pc) led the colume chart, exchanging 53.66 million, 36.64 million and 26.74 million shares, respectively. Sectors that kept the benchmark index afloat included fertilizer (+87.31 points), oil & gas exploration (+28.91 points) and oil & gas marketing (+19.36 points). Among the companies, Engro Corporation Ltd (ENGRO +61.94 points), Engro Fertilizer Ltd (EFERT +22.81 points) and Mari Petroleum Company Ltd (MARI +19.91 points) remained the top contributors . Adding 1.82pc to its total market capitalization, the fertilizer sector ended as the session’s top performer, with Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Ltd (FFBL +2.14pc), Arif Habib Corporation Ltd (AHCL +7.48pc) and Engro Fertilizer Ltd (EFERT +2.73pc) posting decent gains.

Source: Pakistan Today October 19, 2020 14:48 UTC