PSX stays bearish, loses 478 points

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ISLAMABAD, Feb 14 (APP):The 100-Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued with bearish trend on Friday, losing, 478.78 more points, a negative change of 0.43 percent, closing at 112,085.30 points as compared to 112,564.08 points on the last trading day.
A total of 457,049,928 shares were traded during the day as compared to 596,739,574 shares the previous trading day, whereas the price of shares stood at Rs23.215 billion against Rs30.965 billion on the last trading day.
As many as 432 companies transacted their shares in the stock market, 135 of them recorded gains and 237 sustained losses, whereas the share price of 60 companies remained unchanged.
The three top trading companies were B.O. Punjab with 70,053,321 shares at Rs.11.10 per share, Sui South Gas with 32,781,978 shares at Rs.32.70 per share and Lotte Chemical with 23,438,556 shares at Rs.20.20 per share.
Lucky Cement Limited witnessed a maximum increase of Rs.124.22 per share closing at Rs.1,366.37 whereas runner-up was Lucky Core Industries Limited with Rs.67.14 rise in its share price to close at Rs.1,183.25.
Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited witnessed a maximum decrease of Rs.144.18 per share price, closing at Rs.23,338.36, whereas the runner-up was Mehmood Textile Mills Limited with Rs.47.15 decline in its per share price to Rs.562.66.