Bulls continued to stay in the driving seat at the Islamabad Stock Exchange (ISE) where fresh buying in trend-setters moved the entire ready-board in upward direction amid the increase in index. ISE network index showed an increase of 89.96 points as the price-based indicator moved from 14,217.89 to 14,307.85 points. Out of 146 stocks traded, 74 gainers outnumbered 69 losers, while three companies remained pegged to their overnight levels.

The volume of OGDCL was 2,266,300 shares as compared to previous turnover of 613,100 shares. The turnover of PTCL was 1,966,000 shares as compared to previous volume of 184,000 shares. The volume of PSO was 491,000 shares as compared to previous turnover of 454,100 shares.

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