Karachi: Askari Bank experienced an active trading day with the stock opening at PKR 19.6 and closing higher at PKR 19.9. Throughout the session, the share price fluctuated between a low of PKR 19.3 and a high of PKR 19.46. A significant volume of 851,500 shares was traded, concluding the day at a closing price of PKR 19.6.

In contrast, the future contracts of Askari Bank showed no trading activity with the December (AKBL-DEC) and January (AKBL-JAN) contracts remaining at zero throughout the day. However, the quoted prices for these futures were PKR 20.11 and PKR 20.5 respectively, with closing prices set at PKR 20.3 for December and PKR 20.69 for January.

The November futures (AKBL-NOV) for Askari Bank showed a slight movement, opening at PKR 20.07 and closing at PKR 20.1, with a low of PKR 19.67 and a high of PKR 19.99 during the day. The trading volume for the November futures was 32,500 shares, ending at a closing price of PKR 19.8.