PSX limps to recovery as shares climb more than 100 points

Shares at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued to trade in the green on Friday as the index climbed more than 400 points in intraday trade.

The KSE-100 benchmark index climbed 446.50, or 0.57 per cent, to stand at 78,796.16 points from the previous close of 78,349.66 at 11:44am. However, the index failed to hold its position and closed at 78,488.21, up by 138.55 points or 0.18pc, from the previous close.

Mohammed Sohail, the chief executive of Topline Securities, said that...