RECORDER REPORT: KSE-100 close of day

KARACHI: Bullish trend was witnessed at the Karachi Stock Exchange on Tuesday on the back of investors’ interest mainly in fertilizer, banking and oil sector stocks. The KSE-100 Index surged by 192.51 points to close at 11,305.16 level.

Trading activity also improved as daily volumes increased to 53.112 million shares as compared to 26.681 million shares traded onj Monday.

Of total 321 active stocks, 141 closed in the positive and 90 in the negative while the value of 90 stocks remained unchanged.

Engro Corp. was the volume leader with 5.977 million shares and gained Rs4.56 to close at Rs100.45