ISLAMABAD: Despite having pressure over the local currency for a couple of days, the 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) remained stable during the current week and managed to continue its bullish trend on Wednesday while 265.19 more points with a positive change of 0.57 percent. At the close of the trade, the index settled at 46,682.53 points compared to 46,417.34 points the last day.
On Wednesday, 429,515,564 shares were transacted during the day against 319,893,485 shares last day, whereas the price of shares was settled at Rs 14.137 billion compared to Rs 10.259 billion on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, in total, 352 companies traded their shares in the stock market, 212 of them witnessed gains, and 121 experienced losses, whereas the share price of 19 companies was traded without a change.
Top-Trading Companies at Pakistan Stock Exchange
K-Electric Ltd settled as a leader among the three top-trading companies with 58,856,601 shares at Rs 2.30 per share, followed by WorldCall Telecom with 22,244,922 shares at Rs.1.41 per share, while Pak Refinery with 18,394,805 shares at Rs 16.93 per share.
Reliance Cotton witnessed a maximum appreciation of Rs 31.88 per share price, closing at Rs 456.88, whereas Attock Refinery settled as the runner-up with an increase of Rs 12.27 in its per share price to Rs 225.45.
Mehmood Tex recorded a maximum decline of Rs 28.69 per share, closing at Rs 699.00, followed by Pak Services with a decrease of Rs 20.01 to close at Rs 749.99.
