ISLAMABAD – The 100-index of the PSX continued with bullish on Thursday, gaining 1,043.42 points, an increase of 0.66 percent, closing at 159,280.09 points against 158,236.68 points on the previous trading day. A total of 1,673,571,032 shares valuing Rs55.278 billion were traded during the day as compared to 1,780,973,159 shares valuing Rs54.522 billion on the last trading day. As many as 486 companies transacted their shares in the stock market; 208 recorded gains and 237 sustained losses, whereas the shares prices of 41 remained unchanged. The three top trading companies were K-Electric Limited with 406,344,273 shares at Rs7.38 per share, followed by Cnergyico PK with 207,134,630 shares at Rs8.85 per share, and WorldCall Telecom with 174,061,613 shares at Rs1.76 per share. The top gainers were Rafhan Maize Products Company, share prices of which increased by Rs70.39 to close at Rs9,594.95, and Nestle Pakistan, which rose by Rs35.60 to close at Rs8,435.00.
The major losers were PIA Holding Company Limited, which declined by Rs1,556.18 to close at Rs28,042.82, and Khyber Textile Mills Limited, which fell by Rs184.99 to close at Rs1,924.82.
In the futures market, 557,601,500 shares were traded as compared to 477,942,000 shares on the previous trading day, while the total value stood at Rs27.119 billion against Rs29.009 billion previously. As many as 328 future market companies traded shares out of which 160 witnessed gains, 163 losses whereas 5 companies remained stagnant.
