Pakistan shares end 15-day slump

There was an emergency session after Thursday's protests

Pakistan's main share index closed slightly higher on Friday, breaking a run of 15 consecutive days of falls.

It followed Thursday's emergency late session at which brokers bought 4.5bn rupees ($64m; £32m) of shares from investors desperate to exit the market.

There had been violent protests earlier on Thursday from angry investors who smashed stock exchange windows while calling for a temporary trading halt.

The KSE 100 share index ended Friday up 21.8 points, or 0.2%, at 10,234.78.

Pakistani shares have been falling steadily since the new government came to power three months ago.

Investors are concerned about whether the government will be able cope with the country's inflation, or its trade and budget deficits.

The KSE 100 index has fallen 12.5% this week and is down 35% from its record high reached in April this year.