Among other indices, the KMI-30 Index accumulated 1,295.15 points to close at 75,111.70, while the KSE All Share Index gathered 331.12 points, ending day at 31,081.32. The overall market volumes fell from 484.63 million shares on Friday to 440.33 million shares (-9pc). Byco Petroleum Pakistan Ltd (BYCO +0.91pc), Pakistan Refinery Ltd (PRL +4.98pc) and Hascol Petroleum Ltd (HASCOL +9.54pc) led the volume chart, exchanging 68.65 million, 40.83 million and 38.58 million shares, respectively. Sectors that painted the benchmark index green included oil & gas exploration (+239.72 points), oil & gas marketing (+92.85 points) and technology & communication (+77.94 points). Among the companies, Oil and Gas Development Company Ltd (OGDC +112.45 points), Pak Petroleum Ltd (PPL +102.05 points) and Pakistan State Oil Company Ltd (PSO +47.66 points) remained the top contributors.

Source: Pakistan Today March 22, 2021 12:56 UTC