ISLAMABAD: The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued with bullish trend for the second day Thursday as the index went up by 226.61 points with a positive change of 0.55 percent and closing at 41,585.54 points compared to 41,358.93 points on Wednesday.
On Thursday, a total of 229,088,710 shares were transacted as compared to 162,884,970 shares the previous day, whereas the price of shares stood at Rs.7.431 billion against Rs.6.333 billion on the last trading day.
Bullish Trend at PSX
As many as 324 companies traded their shares in the stock market, 205 of them recorded gains, and 100 witnessed losses, whereas the share price of 19 companies was closed without any change.
The three top-trading companies were WorldCall Telecom with 26,617,120 shares at Rs.1.31 per share, Telecard Limited with 17,051,000 shares at Rs.7.64 per share, and Maple Leaf with 12,410,932 shares at Rs.25.94 per share.
Atlas Honda Ltd experienced a maximum increase of Rs.19.59 per share price, closing at Rs.280.79, while Thal Ind Corp occupied the runner-up slot with a rise of Rs.19.34.00 in its per share price to Rs.288.90.
Pak Services witnessed a maximum decline of Rs.152.09 per share closing at Rs.1,875.88, followed by Pak Tobacco with a decrease of Rs.43.57 to close at Rs.675.10. — APP
