Fresh buying spree in trend-setters moved the entire ready-board in upward direction at the Islamabad Stock Exchange (ISE) where bulls remained in the front seat amid increase in index. ISE 10 index showed an improvement of 96.19 points as the index moved from 3,059.92 to 3,156.11 points.
The overall turnover amounted to 51,56,900 shares as compared to previous volume of 38,14,400 shares. The horizon of trade contracted from 163 companies to 150 stocks. Majority of stocks (86) closed in positive territory, 64 landed in minus column, whereas one company remained pegged to its overnight levels.
The turnover of OGDCL was 902,500 shares. The volume of Arif Habib Securities was 795,300 shares as compared to previous turnover of 509,400 shares. The volume of BOP was 549,900 shares.