Bullish trend prevailed at Islamabad Stock Exchange (ISE) where index increased by 56.45 points after a break of three days. Bearish trend dominated the ISE proceedings on Friday, the last trading day of previous week. The increase took the index from 13662.51 to 13819 points. Total 138 companies participated in buying and selling activity. Majority of stocks (80) closed in negative territory, 55 showed positive sign while 2 companies remained pegged to their overnight levels.

The OGDCL turnover was 2282600 against previous turnover of 742500 shares. The PTCL turnover was 1878000 shares against previous turnover of 959000 shares and PSO 320700 shares against last volume of 303900 shares.

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