Pakistan, Oct. 28 -- The benchmark KSE-100 Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued with bullish momentum on Tuesday, gaining 1,428.73 points, a positive change of 0.88 percent, to close at 164,467.20 points against 163,038.47 points recorded in the previous trading session. The ready market witnessed a trading volume of 401.969 million shares, compared to 376.019 million shares traded in the previous session, while the traded value increased to Rs18.069 billion from Rs16.192 billion. Market capitalisation increased to Rs18.214 trillion from Rs18.061 trillion recorded a day earlier.

Out of 497 companies that traded in the ready market, 282 posted gains, 170 suffered losses, while 45 remained unchanged. K-Electric Ltd. led the...