KARACHI: The Karachi Stock Exchange benchmark KSE-100 index Friday started with positive note, gaining 48 points or 0.14 per cent and reached 33416.89 points with the total volume of 18,102,950 shares.
On Thursday, the KSE-100 Index surged to 33250.35 points with a minor gain of 7.40 points or 0.02 percent in the early trading.
The hike may be due to lower international oil prices, record growth in cement sales, falling CPI Inflation and PIB yields indicating imminent SBP Policy rate cut this month.