<ul><li><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:medium;">The benchmark index closed on a high note, surging past the
150k points barrier intraday and breaking record all-time highs both intraday
and at market close once again, supported by improved liquidity and sustained
investor confidence. Trading volumes increased to 340mn shares today as
compared to 229mn shares in the previous session. Today, the KSE-100 index
gained 1,574 points to close at 149,771 level, up by 1.06% DoD. Commercial
Banks, Cement, and Pharmaceuticals sectors were the major contributors in today's
session, cumulatively adding 1630 points to the index.</span></li></ul>
