LAHORE – The Lahore Stock Exchange (LSE) remained bullish marked by an astounding recovery in volume on Tuesday. The LSE 25-shares added 134.33 points to close at 3,498.49 against its opening at 3,364.16 levels. Out of 105 active scrips, 59 went up, five went down and 41 closed without any change in their opening values. Volume of the market remained 8.08 million shares, 4.14 million shares more than Monday’s turnover of 3.94 million shares.
Lotte Pakistan PTA, with a turnover of 2.56 million shares, was the volume leader and it added Rs 1.0 to close at Rs 15.56 against its opening at Rs 14.56. Bank of Punjab, with a turnover of 1.18 million shares, followed suit and ended as the second volume leader, adding Rs 0.35 to close at Rs 7.44 against its opening at Rs 7.09. Pakistan Oil Fields (POL) was the major gainer as it added Rs 14.13 to close at Rs 305.64 against its opening at Rs 291.51. Sui Northern Gas was the major loser, dwindling Rs 0.27 to close at Rs 19.80 against its opening at Rs 20.07.
