Pakistani stocks end up by 37.14 points

Pakistani stocks rose on Monday, led by cement shares such as D K Khan Cement (DGKC), Lafarge Pak (LPCL) and Fauji Cement (FCCL) , dealers said. The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) benchmark 100-share index ended 0.29 per cent, or 37.14 points, higher at 12,743.66 points. Turnover rose to 205.79 million shares, compared with 192.35 million shares traded on Friday. “DGKC continued to remain in the limelight and closed four per cent up along with LPCL, which also gained four per cent as investors believed that the cement companies profits going forward will further improve,” said Samar Iqbal, a dealer at Topline Securities Ltd.