ISLAMABAD, Sep 18 (APP):The benchmark KSE-100 Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) stayed bullish on Friday, gaining 1,841.39 points, a positive change of 1.09 percent, to close at 170,884.59 points against 169,043.20 points recorded in the previous trading session. The ready market witnessed a trading volume of 576.258 million shares, compared to 386.368 million shares traded in the previous session, while the traded value increased to Rs22.409 billion from …
PSX gains over 1,841 points
ISLAMABAD, Sep 18 (APP):The benchmark KSE-100 Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) stayed bullish on Friday, gaining 1,841.39 points, a positive change of 1.09 percent, to close at 170,884.59 points against 169,043.20 points recorded in the previous trading session.
The ready market witnessed a trading volume of 576.258 million shares, compared to 386.368 million shares traded in the previous session, while the traded value increased to Rs22.409 billion from Rs20.091 billion.
Market capitalisation increased to Rs19.038 trillion from Rs18.847 trillion recorded a day earlier.
Out of 496 companies that traded in the ready market, 351 posted gains, 110 suffered losses, while 35 remained unchanged, reflecting a bullish trend in the market.
Media Times Limited led the volume chart with 69.652 million shares, followed by WorldCall Telecom with 33.049 million shares and Cnergyico PK with 31.345 million shares.
Among the top gainers, Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited surged by Rs283.44 to close at Rs25,083.44, while Siemens (Pakistan) Engineering advanced by Rs130.47 to settle at Rs1,732.87.
On the losing side, PIA Holding Company LimitedB declined by Rs341.00 to close at Rs15,925.00, while Nestle Pakistan Limited fell by Rs87.81 to Rs7,402.19.
In the futures (DFC) market, turnover stood at 152.263 million shares with a traded value of Rs6.469 billion, compared with 89.083 million shares worth Rs5.594 billion in the previous session.
Of the 299 companies traded in the DFC market, 250 advanced, 43 declined and six remained unchanged.
