KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a volatile session on Tuesday, with the indices swaying in both directions before closing marginally positive.
The benchmark KSE-100 Index searched for a clear direction throughout the day, registering its intraday low at 46,928.16 and intraday high at 47,272.88. It finally settled higher by 11.86 points at 47,135.48.
Sectors that rescued the KSE-100 index from the negative zone included food and personal care products (21.97 points), cement (15.06 points), and pharmaceutical (8.19 points).
Volume on the all-share index increased from 337.29 million on Monday to 370.03 million on Tuesday. The value of shares traded during the session also witnessed a rise to Rs12.09 billion, from Rs11.33 billion on Monday.
Shares of 475 companies were traded on Tuesday, of which 224 registered an increase, 228 recorded a fall, while 23 remained unchanged.
WorldCall Telecom remained the volume leader with 42.93 million shares, followed by Telecard Limited with 29.44 million shares, and Azgard Nine at 28.42 million shares.
