The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark KSE-100 Index witnessed bullish trend on Monday, gaining 1,810 points, a positive change of 1.17 percent, closing at 156,087 points.
A total of 1,126,267,973 shares were traded during the day as compared to 1,078,410,471 shares the previous trading day, whereas the price of shares stood at Rs. 62.295 billion against Rs. 59.949 billion on the last trading day.
As many as 482 companies transacted their shares in the stock market, 229 of them recorded gains and 228 sustained losses, whereas the share price of 25 companies remained unchanged.
The three top trading companies were K-Electric Limited with 93,746,467 shares at Rs. 5.62 per share, Bank of Punjab with 71,442,268 shares at Rs. 19.65 per share and Fauji Dewan Cement with 63,920,090 shares at Rs. 14.78 per share.
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Sitara Chemical Industries Limited witnessed a maximum increase of Rs. 87.75 per share price, closing at Rs. 965.22, whereas the runner-up was Services Industries Limited with Rs. 55.36 rise in its per share price to Rs. 1,410.00.
PIA Holding Company Limited witnessed a maximum decrease of Rs. 506.00 per share closing at Rs. 25,506.00 followed by Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited with Rs. 90.67 decline in its share price to close at Rs. 32,500.00.
