Business Desk
ISLAMABAD: The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued with the bullish trend for the third day, gaining 208.33 points with a positive change of 0.50 percent and closed closing at 41,793.87 points against 41,585.54 points on the last trading day.
On Friday, a total of 272,742,393 shares were transacted against 229,088,710 shares on Thursday, while the price of shares stood at Rs 6.770 billion compared to Rs 7.431 billion on the last trading day.
Continued Bullish Trend at PSX
As many as 329 companies traded their shares in the stock market, 222 of them recorded gains and 86 sustained losses, while the share price of 21 companies was closed with no change. The three top-trading companies were Fauji Foods Ltd with 24,362,756 shares at Rs 5.70 per share, Telecard Limited with 23,457,500 shares at Rs 8.03 per share, and WorldCall Telecom with 19,078,655 shares at Rs 1.32 per share.
Rafhan Maize recorded a maximum appreciation of Rs 534.00 per share price, closing at Rs 8,249.00, whereas the runner-up was Bata (Pak) with an increase of Rs 48.00 rise in its per share price to Rs 1,835.00.
