ISLAMABAD: The 100-Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued with bullish trend on Friday, while gaining 615.16 more points, with a positive change of 0.76 percent. At close the index settled with 82,074.45 points against 81,459.29 points on the previous working day.
A total of 482,373,803 shares were entertained during the day as compared to 459,037,985 shares the previous trading day, whereas the price of shares stood at Rs 30.188 billion against Rs. 18.610 billion on the last working day.
As many as 453 companies transacted their shares in the stock market, 195 of them registered gains and 196 met losses, whereas the share price of 62 companies remained unchanged.
The three top trading companies were First Capital Securities with 31,588,613 shares at Rs2.76 per share, followed by Oil and Gas Development with 29,408,063 shares at Rs 141.29 per share whereas Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim settled with 28,625,529 shares at Rs 44.36 per share.
Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited saw a maximum increase of Rs 107.92 per share price, closing at Rs 17,616.25, whereas Service Industries Limited settled as runner up with Rs 67.09 rise in its per share price to Rs 1,149.79.
Ismail Industries Limited registered a maximum decrease of Rs 31.79 per share closing at Rs 1,625.94 followed by ZIL Limited with Rs 23.53 decline to close at Rs 215.70.
