ISLAMABAD – The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued with bullish on Friday, gaining 2,976.92 points, an increase of 1.87 percent, closing at 162,257.01 points against 159,280.09 points on the previous trading day. A total of 1,714,917,163 shares valuing Rs70.744 billion were traded during the day as compared to 1,673,571,032 shares valuing Rs55.278 billion on the last trading day. As many as 484 companies transacted their shares in the stock market; 228 recorded gains and 230 sustained losses, whereas the share prices of 26 remained unchanged. The three top trading companies were WorldCall Telecom with 450,584,981 shares at Rs1.85 per share, followed by K-Electric Limited with 112,632,537 shares at Rs7.13 per share, and Cnergyico PK with 73,630,584 shares at Rs8.81 per share. The top gainers were Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited, share prices of which increased by Rs911.15 to close at Rs10,506.10, and Sapphire Textile Mills Limited, which rose by Rs128.91 to close at Rs1,422.08. The major losers were PIA Holding Company Limited, which declined by Rs1,353.22 to close at Rs26,689.60, and Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited, which fell by Rs148.99 to close at Rs32,308.01. In the futures market, 633,777,000 shares were traded as compared to 557,601,500 shares on the previous trading day, while the total value stood at Rs35.935 billion against Rs27.119 billion previously. As many as 328 future market companies traded shares, out of which 195 witnessed gains and 133 losses.
