The green session was witnessed today due to a decline in international commodity prices. The cement sector stayed in the green zone due to a major drop in international coal prices. Mainboard activity remained dull as investors remained cautious due to prevailing political noise. In the last trading hour, across the board buying was observed.  

The Index closed at 43,975.69pts as against 43,719.82pts showing an increase of 255.87pts (+0.59% DoD). Sectors contributing to the performance include Technology (+87.7pts), Cement (+76.1pts), Banks (+42.6pts), Textile Composite (+18.5pts) and Power (+18.1pts).

Volumes increased from 189.0mn shares to 236.5mn shares (+25.1% DoD). Traded value also increased by 23.6% to reach US$ 32.3mn as against US$ 26.1mn.

Stocks that contributed significantly to the volumes include FLYINGR1, WTL, TREET, TPLP AND PAELR.