ISLAMABAD, Nov 25 (APP): The benchmark KSE-100 Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday witnessed a bearish trend, losing 291.59 points, a decline of 0.18 percent, to close at 161,692.49 points compared to 161,984.09 points on the previous trading day.
A total of 590.53 million shares were traded in the ready market with a value of Rs22.15 billion, against 490.35 million shares worth Rs23.66 billion in the previous session. Market capitalisation decreased to Rs18.417 trillion from Rs18.469 trillion.
Out of 477 active companies, 155 closed higher, 284 declined, and 38 remained unchanged.
The leading companies in terms of ready-market turnover were WorldCall Telecom with 59.19 million shares, followed by Bank Makramah with 45.98 million shares, and PTCL with 38.77 million shares.
The top gainers were Shield Corporation Limited, which increased by Rs54.31 to close at Rs597.36, and The Thal Industries Corporation Limited, rising by Rs46.39 to close at Rs761.98.
Conversely, the major losers were Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited, which declined by Rs99.00 to close at Rs29,051.00, and ZIL Limited, decreasing by Rs53.21 to close at Rs531.63.
In the futures market, turnover stood at 387.49 million shares with a traded value of Rs17.55 billion, compared to 389.38 million shares valued at Rs33.27 billion on the previous day. Out of 318 futures-market companies, 93 recorded gains, 219 declined, and 6 remained unchanged.
The top volume contracts in the futures segment were WTL-Dec with 29.89 million shares, followed by WTL-Nov with 25.74 million shares, and PIAHCLA-Dec with 17.70 million shares.