The benchmark index (CSE-40) was up 27.96 points during the trading session. The local bourse was lower by by 19.58 points in the previous session.
The local bourse opened at 6256.47 and during the day it gained to close at 6284.43.
Among major scrips, Blueprint Securities was at Rs 307.40. Infosys Technologies was at Rs 2474.30 at close.
State Bank of India was down to Rs 2217.95 and Reliance Industries slipped to Rs 725.30 at close.
Tata Steel was down to Rs 437 and Twenty-First Century was at Rs 325.30.
