KARACHI: The KSE-100 rose by 170.25 points in mid-day trade, in high contract to its previously bearish trend. The All-share, KSE-30, and KMI-30 indices rose 123.97, 181.47, and 348.52 points respectively.

Volumes, however, were still on the lower side, with slightly over 80 million shares traded holding a value of Rs2.57 billion.

The top volume leader for the day is DG Khan Cement, gaining Rs2 on over 10.3 million shares traded. PTCL, Lafarge and Jahangir Siddiqui followed, gaining Rs0.59, Rs0.42, and Rs0.22 on 5.88, 5.51, and 4.66 million shares traded respectively.

Engo Foods also held strong volumes, Gaining Rs2.87 with over 3.3 million shares traded.

Amongst the index heavyweights, shares of Unilever Pakistan gained Rs103, albeit with negligible volume. Unilever Foods also gained Rs90 per share. OGDCL gained Rs1.23, over 122,000 shares traded.

The oil sector was seen to be completely in the green zone, along with the fertilizer and chemical sectors.

Overall, 228 symbols advanced, 73 declined, and about 19 remained unchanged.