KARACHI: The Pakistan Stocks Exchange Friday opened on positive note and added 85 points to reach 51511 points level in early trading.
On Thursday, the stocks closed at new highs, led by oil, banking and cement scrips on strong earnings outlook. Positivity prevailed in the market during most part of the day as KSE 100-index gained around 322.48 points and closed at 51,426 level. Total 386 active companies participated in the session, of which 239 closed in advance 133 in decline while 14 remained unchanged.