Times of Islamabad

Pakistan Stock Exchange registers significant increase

Pakistan Stock Exchange registers significant increase

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange registers significant increase in tradingand indices.

As per media reports, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation hasarrived in Pakistan to hold a series of meetings with top governmentofficials. The delegation would be briefed on the $6 billion loan itextended to Pakistan earlier this year.

Adding 473.25 points, the benchmark KSE-100 Index marked an intraday highof 31,954.56. The index settled higher by 447.24 points at 31,928.55. TheKMI-30 Index accumulated 1,003.23 points to end at 50,720.00, while the KSEAll Share Index closed higher by 296.15 points at 23,334.15. Out of thetotal traded shares, 154 advanced and 134 declined.

The overall market volumes were recorded at 104.61 million, of which 81.68million came from the benchmark KSE-100 Index.