Islamabad, Sep 11: The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) 100-Index saw a bearish trend on Wednesday, closing at 78,651.80 points as opposed to 79,286.74 points on the previous working day, a negative move of 0.80 percent.
The number of shares traded throughout the day was 532,732,689, down from 509,490,385 the day before. The price of the shares was Rs 14.735 billion, down from Rs 13.763 billion on the previous trading day. Ten firms saw their share price remain steady while 333 companies traded their shares on the stock market, with 114 reporting gains and 209 reporting losses.
With 80,930,490 shares trading at Rs 1.52 a share, WorldCall Telecom was the largest of the three trading businesses. Waves Home Appliances has 34,023,632 shares at a price of Rs. 9.42 per share, while Pak Elektron has 42,596,524 shares at a price of Rs. 26.85 per share.
The price of a share of Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited increased by a maximum of Rs. 23.01, finishing at Rs. 17,392.00. Bata Pakistan Limited was the runner-up, with a rise in price of Rs. 18.54 to Rs. 1,658.96. The biggest decliners were Hallmark Company Limited, which closed at Rs 906.93 after losing Rs 93.03 per share, and Mari Petroleum Company Limited, which lost Rs 82.86 to conclude at Rs 2,586.20.
