ISLAMABAD: The 100-Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) recorded a bullish trend on Monday while gaining 807.42 points, with a positive change of 0.95 percent. At close the index settled at 86,057.52 points against 85,250.09 points on the last working day.
Overall 474,949,535 shares were entertained during the day as compared to 323,919,892 shares the previous trading day, whereas the price of shares stood at Rs 19.659 billion against Rs. 15.679 billion on the last trading day.
As many as 445 companies transacted their shares in the stock market, 269 of them registered gains and 124 met losses, whereas the share price of 52 companies remained unchanged.
The three top trading companies were Kohinoor Spinning with 59,101,441 shares at Rs 8.81 per share, followed by Pak International Bulk with 27,872,708 shares at Rs 7.05 per share whereas Flying Cement settled with 18,493,294 shares at Rs 19.80 per share.
Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited recorded a maximum increase of Rs 212.49 per share price, closing at Rs 17,740.64, whereas Hoechst Pakistan Limited was the runner-up with Rs 127.77 rise in its per share price to Rs 2,346.90.
Hallmark Company Limited witnessed a maximum decline of Rs 46.43 per share closing at Rs 800.18 followed by Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited with a decrease of Rs 37.02 to close at Rs 1,159.80.
