Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: The 100-index of the PSX (Pakistan Stock Exchange) gained 62.98 points with a positive change of 0.15 percent and closed at 41,856.85 points compared to 41,793.87 points the last trading day.
A total of 289,274,485 shares were transacted during the day against 272,742,393 shares on Friday, while the price of shares stood at Rs 10.268 billion compared to Rs 6.770 billion on the last trading day.
Bullish Trend at Pakistan Stock Exchange
As many as 340 companies traded their shares in the stock market; 147 of them recorded gains and 169 sustained losses, while the share price of 24 companies witnessed no change.
The three top-trading companies were Hascol Petrol, with 42,448,000 shares at Rs 6.25 per share, Telecard Limited, with 25,819,000 shares at Rs 8.00 per share and Oil and Gas Dev XD, with 18,456,595 shares at Rs 93.20 per share.
Reliance Cotton experienced a maximum appreciation of Rs 48.24 per share price, closing at Rs 691.50, while Ismail Ind stood as the runner-up with an increase of Rs 34.50 in its per share price to Rs 494.60.
Rafhan Maize witnessed a maximum decline of Rs 249.00 per share, closing at Rs 8,000.00, followed by Pak Services, with a decrease of Rs 140.69 to close at Rs 1,735.19.
