ASPI ended the day at 5,279 points.
Milanka Price Index moved up by 4.10% ending at 4,552 points.
The market saw a turnover of Rs. 1.15 billion while foreigners purchased more than what they sold to record a net foreign inflow of Rs. 51 million.
645,200 of HNB shares crossed hands with a share price tagged at Rs. 142 while the 962,200 shares of SPEN also crossed hands with a share priced at Rs. 114.
“The extreme pessimisms that dictated play over the last few weeks helped ignite this rally today. Throughout history BEAR market rallies have been strong and try to convince the market that the larger trend had changed. There is a possibility that the market can rally a bit more tomorrow especially in the morning and cool off later” Bartleet Religare Securities stated in its daily market report.
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