ISE index surges by 56.73 points

Bulls dominated the proceedings at the Islamabad Stock Exchange (ISE) on Friday, where equities continued to move in upward direction with positive trend at the ISE amid increase in index. ISE Ten Index showed an improvement of 56.73 points as the ISE Ten Index moved from 4,027.24 to 4,083.97 points. The overall turnover amounted to 2,500 shares as compared to previous volume of 302,000 shares.
Total 157 companies participated in buying and selling activity. Majority of stocks (122) closed in positive territory, 35 closed in negative territory, whereas no company remained pegged to its overnight levels. The volume of Askari Bank was 1,000 shares. The volume of Bank of Punjab was 1,000 shares. The volume of Nishat Chunian Power Ltd was 500 shares.