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ISLAMABAD, Dec 3 (APP):The benchmark KSE-100 Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday closed on a negative note, falling by 1,496.93 points, a decline of 0.89 percent, to settle at 166,145.35 points compared to 167,642.28 points on the previous trading day, according to PSX data.
During the session, the ready market recorded a trading volume of 593.078 million shares with a traded value of Rs44.424 billion, from 775.539 million shares valuing Rs37.494 billion in the previous session. Market capitalization slightly decreased to Rs18.915 trillion from Rs19.031 trillion.
Out of 473 active companies in the ready market, 136 closed higher, 291 declined, while 46 remained unchanged.
WorldCall Telecom led the volume chart with 78.638 million shares, followed by Hub Power Co. with 46.640 million shares, and TRG Pak Limited with 33.190 million shares.
The top gainers were PIA Holding Company LimitedB, rising by Rs133.33 to close at Rs24,233.33, and Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited, which gained Rs74.69 to close at Rs9,378.00.
Major losers included Hoechst Pakistan Limited, which fell by Rs104.11 to close at Rs4,200.00, and Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited, declining by Rs74.00 to close at Rs28,925.00.
In the futures market, turnover stood at 195.835 million shares with a traded value of Rs13.364 billion, compared to 189.342 million shares worth Rs10.00 billion in the previous session. Out of 316 futures-market companies, 77 recorded gains, 236 declined, while 3 remained unchanged.
Among futures contracts, WTL-Dec led with 31.761 million shares, followed by PIAHCLA-Dec with 26.949 million shares, and TRG-Dec with 21.239 million shares.