Stock market gains another 358 points.

LAHORE -- Pakistan equities closed on a positive note Tuesday with benchmark KSE 100-index gaining 358 points to close at 39,902 points, up 0.9 percent.

Market remained positive throughout the trading session as experts believe attractive valuations stirred value hunting. Buying interest was seen in financials, where HBL (+2.6 percent), MCB (+1.1 percent), BAHL (+2.8 percent), BAFL (+1.0 percent) and UBL (+1.8 percent) closed in the green zone. From the energy sector, POL (+0.4 percent) declared its 1HFY19 result, where the company posted an EPS of Rs27.79 and a cash payout of Rs20 per share. Cement sector recouped from previous day's selling as DGKC...

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