Total open interest position at the futures counter increased by 3 percent, to Rs 1.16 billion, during the week ended on June 18, 2011. On the other hand, futures spreads also increased by 287bps to 11.15 percent. Trading at the futures counter remained very low and the average daily volume declined to only 2.1 million shares, or 51 percent.
The top 5 scrips at the futures counter, constituting 69 percent of total open interest, were Engro, POL, PPL, LUCK and DGKC.