Buying in blue chips pushes KSE 207 points up

KARACHI: KARACHI: Karachi Stock Exchange was seen upbeat on Monday, the first day of the trading week, when the investors mostly preferred buying profitable shares, Geo News reported.The KSE...

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Buying in blue chips pushes KSE 207 points up
KARACHI: KARACHI: Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) was seen upbeat on Monday, the first day of the trading week, when the investors mostly preferred buying profitable shares, Geo News reported.

The KSE 100-share Index registered a gain of 207.56 points to peg at 22,922.

The major Index on one occasion during the trading was seen to have registered a big jump of 347 points.

Engro, Lucky Cement and MLCF, which were among the leading gainers, advanced by 5 percent. PSO rose to Rs339.30 rupees in the wake of an increase in international crude prices.