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ISLAMABAD, Nov 20 (APP):The benchmark KSE-100 index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Thursday maintained its bullish momentum, gaining 710.66 points, an increase of 0.44 per cent, to close at 162,936.94 points compared to 162,226.28 points on the previous trading day.
A total of 725.86 million shares were traded in the ready market, with a value of Rs35.31 billion, against 1,029.78 million shares worth Rs45.17 billion in the previous session. Market capitalisation increased to Rs18.585 trillion from Rs18.483 trillion.
Out of 476 active companies in the ready market, 250 closed higher, 187 declined, and 39 remained unchanged.
The leading companies in terms of ready-market turnover were Bank Makramah with 103.99 million shares, followed by WorldCall Telecom with 71.45 million shares, and First National Equities with 37.95 million shares.
The top gainers were PIA Holding Company Limited-B, which increased by Rs216.95 to close at Rs24,422.00, and Ismail Industries Limited, rising by Rs48.37 to close at Rs1,998.55.
Conversely, the major losers were Supernet Technologies Limited, which declined by Rs180.85 to close at Rs1,797.30, and Shahmurad Sugar Mills Limited, decreasing by Rs38.79 to close at Rs451.19.
In the futures market, turnover stood at 166.59 million shares with a traded value of Rs9.52 billion, compared to 242.53 million shares valued at Rs12.35 billion on the previous day.
Out of 318 futures-market companies, 164 recorded gains, 148 declined, and 6 remained unchanged.
The top volume contracts in the futures segment were BML-Nov with 27.02 million shares, followed by WTL-Nov with 15.18 million shares, and PIAHCLA-Nov with 13.54 million shares.