ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) 100-index continued with a bullish trend on Thursday, gaining 414.56 points, a positive change of 0.67%, closing at 62,393.74 points against 61,979.18 points the previous trading day.
A total of 270,537,523 shares valuing 11.625 billion rupees were traded during the day as compared to 276,464,818 shares valuing 9.271 billion rupees the last day.
About 346 companies transacted their shares in the stock market; 166 of them registered gains, and 154 sustained losses, whereas the share prices of twenty-six remained unchanged.
Top Three Companies at Pakistan Stock Exchange
The three top-trading companies were K-Electric Limited with 33,965,773 shares at 4.46 rupees per share, Soneri Bank Limited with 28,110,500 shares at 13.17 rupees per share, and Pak Refinery with 26,126,125 shares at 26.49 rupees per share.
Mari Petroleum Company Limited recorded a maximum increase of 68.41 rupees per share price, closing at 2,328.14 rupees, whereas the runner-up was Philips Morris (Pakistan) Limited with a 38.01 rupees rise in its per share price to Rs.658.00.
Rafhan Maiz Product Company Limited registered a maximum drop of 550.00 rupees per share, closing at 8,650.00 rupees, followed by Ismail Industries Limited, with 93.00 rupees, declining to close at 1,157.00 rupees.
