The KSE – 100 Index today traded on a positive trajectory after gaining around 81.91 points today as the earnings session and budget announcement. Refineries scrips remained in the green throughout the day including ATRL +2.53 percent, BYCO +3.66 percent and NRL +2.37 percent following the ECC approval of tax incentives to setup refineries across Pakistan.

Volume traded at KSE – 100 index increased by 15.10 percent during the session after total volume clocked in at 98.335 million versus 86.743 million yesterday.

Fertilizer, Commercial Banks, and Miscellaneous scrips during today’s session were up after collectively adding more than 167.5 points.

Sector-wise all share index top ten sector turnover was led by Commercial Banks (24.479 million), Chemical (21.234 million), and Cement (16.406 million) with Cable & Electrical (7.254 million) and Power Generation & Distribution (6.007 million) stocks trailing at the bottom.

KSE – 100 Index at the day end moved a total of 81.91 points up 0.18 percent, closing in at 45542.78 points with index high – low range of 45671.76 – 45458.25.

KSE – All Share Index Volume was at 224.270 million shares, the value of shares traded for all-shares index reached PKR 9.855 billion.

KSE 100 Chart, Mettis Global

The index moved in the range of 213.51 points.

45 companies closed up, whereas 45 were down at the day end.