Karachi: The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark KSE 100 index rose 1136.74 points, or 0.69 percent, to 166873.49 during Thursday’s trading.

By early afternoon, the index had traded between a low of 165907.29 and a high of 167483.48 points.

The report put trading volume at approximately 191 million shares and the value of transactions at Rs12.27 billion.

The rise followed Wednesday’s gain of 1269.55 points, or 0.77 percent, when the index closed at 165736.76.

Thursday’s quoted figures reflect trading in progress and are not the session’s closing results.