Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed 660 points up on Tuesday as investors started shrugging off the fear of political instability. 100-index breached 41,000 barrier at one point but profit taking clipped the index at 40,956 points.
Unity foods was the volume leader with a turn out of 77.9 million shares out of 323 million shares. Unity Foods closed gains 54 paisa up at PKR 19.54. Hascol and Fauji Fertilizers were among three top traded items.
Hascol gained 96 paisa and closed at PKR 16.62 whereas FFL ended at PKR 16.61 after losing 16 paisa. K-Electric called board meeting on October, 27,2020 to consider annual accounts. KEL gained 27 paisa and closed at PKR 4.04.