Islamabad, Sep 30: PSX Starts the Week on a Bearish Note, Declining by 178 Points.The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) 100-Index maintained its bearish trend on Monday, closing at 81,114.20 points after dropping 177.93 points from the previous working day’s 81,292.13 points.
In comparison to the 339,323,128 shares exchanged on the previous trading day, 297,994,181 shares were moved during the day. The price of shares was Rs 14.103 billion as opposed to Rs 12.893 billion on the previous trading day. Among the 444 firms that traded shares on the stock market, 132 saw gains and 244 saw losses; the share prices of 68 companies stayed the same.
PIA Holding Company, with 43,078,126 shares trading at Rs. 18.74 per share, WorldCall Telecom, with 21,681,706 shares selling at Rs. 1.20 per share, and Hub Power Company XD, with 20,477,310 shares trading at Rs. 119.34 per share, were the top three trading businesses.
The price of a share of Lucky Core Industries Limited increased by a maximum of Rs. 30.90, finishing at Rs. 1,051.03. Mari Petroleum Limited came in second, with a price increase of Rs. 16.71, to Rs. 425.54.
The largest fall per share was recorded by Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited, which closed at Rs. 6,804.26. Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited saw a decline of Rs. 149.94, closing at Rs. 17,075.06.