ISLAMABAD: The 100-Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) observed a bearish trend on Wednesday, shedding 577.52 points, with a negative change of 0.64 percent. At close the index settled with 90,286.57 points as compared to 90,864.09 points on the last trading day.
A total of 614,564,066 shares were entertained during the day as compared to 602,810,650 shares the previous working day, whereas the price of shares stood at Rs 27.341 billion against Rs.28.203 billion on the last trading day.
As many as 308 companies traded their shares in the stock market, 103 of them registered gains and 200 met losses, whereas the share price of 05 companies remained constant.
Silk Bank Limited remained the volume leader among the top-three trading companies with 68,504,399 shares at Rs 1.18 per share, followed by the Searle Company with 26,744,475 shares at Rs 65.33 per share whereas WorldCall Telecom settled with 22,729,844 shares at Rs1.24 per share.
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Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited recorded a maximum increase of Rs.154.84 per share price, closing at Rs 7,750.00, whereas Philip Morris (Pakistan)Limited was the runner-up with a Rs 74.92 rise in its per share price to Rs 824.13.
Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited registered a maximum decline of Rs 192.49 per share closing at Rs 18,987.51 followed by Ismail Industries Limited with a decrease of Rs 117.98 to close at Rs 1,582.01.
