ISLAMABAD: The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) recorded a bearish trend on Monday, shedding 1,141.50 points with a negative change of 1.46 percent. At close the index settled at 77,084.49 points against 78,225.98 points on the last working day.
A total of 501,191,841 shares were entertained during the day as compared to 443,483,358 shares the previous day, whereas the price of shares stood at Rs 21.057 billion against Rs 20.497 billion on the last working day.
Overall 442 companies transacted their shares in the stock market, 129 of them registered gains and 261 met losses, whereas the share price of 52 companies remained unchanged.
The three top trading companies were Kohinoor Spinning with 86,045,086 shares at Rs 5.41 per share, followed by Yousuf Weabing with 32,793,243 shares at Rs 4.14 per share whereas WorldCall Telecom settled with 32,793,243 shares at Rs 1.21 per share.
Ismail Industries Limited saw a maximum increase of Rs 66.98 per share price, closing at Rs 1,418.08, whereas the runner-up was Khyber Textile Mills Limited with a Rs 37.21 rise in its per share price to Rs 410.08.
Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited witnessed a maximum decline of Rs 149.50 per share closing at Rs 17,850.50 followed by Sapphire Fibres Limited with a Rs 117.96 decline to close at Rs 1,480.10.
