ISLAMABAD: After witnessing the mega appreciation last week, the 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) entered into the correction procedure, remained stable, and gained 85.77 points on Wednesday with a positive change of 0.19 percent. On the day, the market closed at 45,095.11 points against 45,009.34 last-day points the previous trading day.
On Wednesday, a total of 245,453,654 shares were traded against 254,960,671 shares on Tuesday, whereas the price of shares stood at Rs 9.402 billion compared to Rs 7.322 billion last day.
In total, 319 companies traded their shares in the stock market; 96 of them recorded gains and 197 sustained losses, while 26 companies traded their share without a change.
Top Trading Companies at Pakistan Stock Exchange
During the trade, WorkdCall Telecom topped the list with 18,495,834 shares at Rs 1.31 per share, while TLP Properties settled as the runner-up with 10,309,470 shares at Rs.13.22 per share, followed by Pak Petroleum with 8,961,317 shares at Rs.68.66 per share.
Nestle Pakistan witnessed a maximum appreciation of Rs 100.00 per share price, closing at Rs 6800.00, whereas Khyber Textile stood as runner-up with an increase of Rs 57.00 in its per share price to Rs 901.00.
Colgate Palm recorded a maximum decline f Rs 121.49 per share, closing at Rs 1498.43, followed by Unilever Foods with a decrease of Rs 50.00 to close at Rs 22,450.00.
