ISLAMABAD: The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a bearish trend on Monday while losing 147.76 points with a negative growth of 0.32 percent to close at 45,865.73 points against 46,013.49 points the previous trading day.
During the day, 213,198,283 shares were transacted as compared to 149,572,246 shares, whereas the trading value of shares was witnessed as Rs.8.194 billion against the last trading day trading of Rs.5.551 billion.
Bearish Trend at PSX
In Total, 306 companies traded their shares in the stock market, 114 of them witnessed gains and remained in the green zone, while 172 sustained losses to settle in the red zone, whereas the share price of 20 companies was traded without a change.
Bank Al-Falah settled as the leader, among the top-three trading companies with 59,316,454 shares at Rs 41.12 per share, followed by K-Electric Ltd with 14,653,274 shares at Rs 1.93 per share whereas Pak Petroleum settled as number three with 11,683,396 shares at Rs 73.68 per share.
Pak Services witnessed a maximum appreciation of Rs 29.00 per share price to settle at Rs 680.00, whereas Reliance Cotton settled as the runner-up, a rise of Rs 13.25 rise in its per share price to close at Rs 540.00.
Mehmood Tex witnessed a maximum decline of Rs 46.36 per share, closing at Rs 571.77, whereas Indus Bata (Pak) witnessed a decrease of Rs25.00 to close at Rs 1,710.97.
