The open interest at the futures counter stood at Rs 137 million whereas futures spreads shrank to stand at -1.91 percent due to uncertainty about the future movement of the regular market. Activity at the futures counter increased by a significant 39.6 percent as volumes stood at 2.26 million shares as against last week''s 1.61 million shares.
The top-5 scrips at the counter were OGDC, AICL, DGKC, LUCK and PSO, which cumulatively contributed 75 percent of the total open interest.