Trading activities further shrank, as the volumes at ready counter declined to 193.623 million shares as compared to 258.995 million shares traded on Thursday. Lotte Pakistan was the volume leader with 20.877 million shares, however, lost Re 0.19 to close at Rs 10.76. TRG Pakistan declined by Re 0.14 to close at Rs 3.26 with 17.226 million shares.
Fresh buying was witnessed in the fertiliser sector, as Fauji Fertiliser Bin Qasim and Engro Corp surged by Rs 1.49 and Rs 3.82 to close at Rs 31.43 and Rs 194.21 with 16.040 million shares and 5.793 million shares respectively.
Jahangir Siddiqui Co decreased by Re 0.91 to close at Rs 30.41 with 15.521 million shares. Arif Habib Sec increased by Rs 1.98 to close at Rs 48.40 with 10.109 million shares. WorldCall Telecom gained Re 0.21 to close at Rs 4.20 with 12.737 million shares. Telecard increased by Re 0.26 to close at Rs 4.10 with 8.585 million shares. KESC inched up by Re. 0.38 to close at Rs 2.93 with 8.035 million shares. PTCL closed at Rs 19.29, down Re. 0.03 with 4.459 million shares.
Unilever Pakistan and Siemens Pak were the highest gainers and increased by Rs 48.48 and Rs 39.00 to close at Rs 2648.49 and Rs 1294.00 respectively while Unilever Food and Pak Services were the worst losers and declined by Rs 25.00 and Rs 5.19 to close at Rs 1290.00 and Rs 136.15 respectively.
Ahmed Nabeel, COO of JOV & Co said that the investors opted for profit taking on the last day of the week. Foreign investors and local institutions also remained cautious and preferred to offload their holdings. However, he said that support at low levels continued at the share market that supported the index to close in positive.