Stocks extended the ongoing rally on Wednesday when after opening in the green, the index continued to climb until it reached intra-day high by 392 points. — AFP/File KARACHI: Stocks extended the ongoing rally on Wednesday when after opening in the green, the index continued to climb until it reached intra-day high by 392 points. Mid-day profit taking pulled the index down which managed to retain the day’s gains of 169.92 points or 0.37 per cent and crossed over the 46,000 level after 32 months at 46,091.96 points. Investors have come to visualise improvement in the economy on the basis of increase in remittances, stable foreign exchange reserves and currency. The recovery from the first wave of pandemic received credence by figures of the double-digit growth of 14.46pc in the large scale manufacturing.