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Karachi stock market witnessed bullish trend on Tuesday as the benchmark 100 index closed above 9500 points level.Business activities started in positive zone as technical correction was witnessed in the market. Dealers said the banking sector was in the limelight after the central bank said in a statement that banks and other financial institutions can mark 40 percent of the loans and advances they give out as assets, compared with the previous 30 percent. The Karachi Stock Exchange's benchmark 100-share index ended up 1.68 percent, or 157.77 points, at 9,569.06 on turnover of 220 million shares. Jahangir Siddiqui and Co. remained volume leader with share price of Rs 39.06, up Rs 1.06.