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Positive activity was witnessed at the stock market on Monday as the PPP as well as the MQM decided for joint action against target killing in Karachi. Dealers said that investors bought shares on hopes of strong corporate results and shrugged off the factional violence in the country’s commercial capital. The KSE 100 index continued its march, although slow, towards the desired five-figure level. It seems market participants are cautious, keeping options open for retrieval to minimize the possible losses in case of reversal at the bourses. Stock market analysts observed that the investors discounted the political situation after couple of violent days in Karachi where the prominent coalition partner of the government threatens to leave the coalition, and political chess board may take a shift, which may affect the investment climate, they added. The KSE 100 Index opened in green zone with a gain of 39.31 points and at the end of the day closed at 9,797 level with a gain of 20.79 point