PSX Closing Bell: A Gentle Lift

The KSE-100 rose 500.11 points, or 0.28%, to finish Friday, November 13, at 177,873.87, Mettis Global reported. During the session, it moved between 176,865.05 and 179,284.34, while its constituent companies recorded 195.45 million shares in volume. Among the 100 constituents, 53 advanced, 46 declined and one was unchanged.

MARI led index-point gains with 339.57 points, followed by LUCK, PPL, PSEL and FATIMA. UBL made the largest negative contribution at 110.87 points, while SYS, EFERT, AKBL and HUBC also weighed on the benchmark. Across the wider market, the All-Share Index added 589.19 points to close at 106,712.06; total turnover was 1,042.81 million shares and traded value reached Rs31.00 billion. The KSE-100 remained down 1.35% for the fiscal year, but was up 2.19% for the calendar year to date.