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Chemical Stocks attract most interest as PSX closes at 49,754.72 points

SANA MAHMOOD

KARACHI: At the closure of session today KSE-100 index had shown a gain of 0.61 percent (302 points).

A day ago decline in market participation was reported as a result of SECP’s augmentation of monitoring.

Rs. 12.36 billion worth of 245.07 million shares were traded. 206 companies’ shared gained, 159 declined, 21 remained unchanged.

Top ranking companies in today’s session were: Lotte Chemical: 28.33m shares (-4.15pc); Aisha Steel Mill: 15.39m shares (+4.26pc); Sui South Gas: 15.15m shares (+3.38pc); K-Electric Ltd.: 12.76m shares (-0.20pc); Azgard Nine: 12.3m shares (+0.74pc).

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.