The benchmark KSE-100 Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bullish trend on Tuesday, gaining 1,376.85 points, a positive change of 0.81 percent, closing at 170,330.56 points against 168,953.71 points on the last trading day.
PSX turns bullish, gains over 1,376 points
ISLAMABAD, Jun 9 (APP): The benchmark KSE-100 Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bullish trend on Tuesday, gaining 1,376.85 points, a positive change of 0.81 percent, closing at 170,330.56 points against 168,953.71 points on the last trading day.
During the session, the ready market recorded a trading volume of 767.453 million shares with a traded value of Rs 27.176 billion, compared to 657.971 million shares valuing Rs 22.594 billion in the previous session. The market capitalization increased to Rs 18.908 trillion from Rs 18.750 trillion a day earlier.
Out of 492 active companies in the ready market, 351 advanced, 104 declined and 37 remained unchanged.
TPL Properties topped the volume chart with 56.532 million shares, followed by TPL Corp Ltd with 50.806 million shares and Pace (Pak) Ltd. with 46.226 million shares.
The top gainers included PIA Holding Company LimitedB, which increased by Rs 890.00 to close at Rs 18,390.00, and Blessed Textiles Limited, which gained Rs 86.01 to settle at Rs 1,162.10.
On the losing side, Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited declined by Rs 61.61 to close at Rs 9,444.39, while The Thal Industries Corporation Limited fell by Rs 22.04 to close at Rs 912.77.
In the futures market, turnover stood at 141.884 million shares with a traded value of Rs 5.880 billion, compared to 98.044 million shares worth Rs 4.466 billion in the previous session.
Out of 310 futures-market companies, 279 recorded gains while 28 declined and three remained unchanged, according to PSX data.
