The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a muted session on Friday and the KSE-100 Index rose 0.38% in the midst of upward and downward pressures.
Volatility remained evident throughout the day owing to deteriorating economic and political ecosystem of the country.
At close, the KSE-100 Index was up 157.11 points or 0.38% to settle at 41,599.18.
Following an upward open, uncertainty gripped the market and it fell to intra-day low in initial hours. At this point, a buying spree helped the market to close first session with a gain. Second session saw added volatility but still the KSE-100 Index closed in the green.
Automobile, cement, chemical, banking and oil sectors saw renewed buying activity while fertiliser space ended day on a mixed note.
Sectors driving the benchmark KSE 100 index forward included oil and gas exploration (53.30 points), cement (25.22 points) and miscellaneous (20.88 points).
Volume on the all-share index rose to 120.4 million from 101.3 million on Thursday, while the value of shares traded jumped to Rs3.3 billion from Rs3 billion recorded in the previous session.
WorldCall Telecom was the volume leader with 20 million shares followed by Air Link Communication with 6.1 million shares and Searle with 4.9 million shares.
Shares of 315 companies were traded on Friday, of which 172 registered an increase, 115 recorded a fall and 28 remained unchanged.
