Benchmark KSE-100 index rises 212 points, settles at 50,944
Benchmark index rises 33.67 points to settle at 40,276.93
Hurdles to economic revival, outbreak of coronavirus also sparked selling at bourse
Absence of triggers, upcoming monetary policy announcement keep investors sidelined
Global tensions between US and Iran, improvement in economic data helped set market direction
Improving economic indicators boost investors’ confidence