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KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued to head north on Tuesday, with the indices accumulating gains all day long amid positive sentiments.
The benchmark KSE-100 Index remained in the green throughout the day, marking its intraday high at 46,884.53 after gaining 508.94 points. It settled higher by 492.36 points at 46,867.95.
Among other indices, the KMI-30 Index accumulated 1,058.51 points to close at 77,752.13, while the KSE All Share Index gathered 250.03 points, ending at 32,141.83.
The overall market volumes increased from 486.34 million shares in the previous session to 514.04 million shares (+6 percent). Average traded value also inched up 2pc, from $155.6 million to $158.9 million.
Sectors that drove the benchmark index north included cement (+158.00 points), banking (+128.01 points) and fertilizer (+57.16 points). Adding 2.70 percent to its total market capitalization, the technology & communication sector ended as the session’s top performer.