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ISLAMABAD, Dec 23 (APP): The benchmark KSE-100 Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday closed bearish, losing 130.44 points, a negative change of 0.08 percent, to settle at 171,073 points compared to 171,204.18 points on the previous trading day, according to PSX data.
During the session, the ready market witnessed a trading volume of 650.136 million shares with a traded value of Rs 28.256 billion, against 684.548 million shares valuing Rs 30.100 billion in the previous session. Market capitalization declined to Rs 19.396 trillion from Rs 19.435 trillion a day earlier.
Out of 481 active companies in the ready market, 151 advanced, 287 declined, while 43 remained unchanged.
PIA Holding Company topped the volume chart with 45.033 million shares, followed by K-Electric Limited with 39.473 million shares and PTCL with 32.274 million shares.
The top gainers included Khyber Textile Mills Limited, which rose by Rs78.92 to close at Rs1,789.17, and Hafiz Limited, increasing by Rs 26.39 to settle at Rs 538.01.
On the losing side, PIA Holding Company Limited-B declined by Rs 1,263.68 to close at Rs 20,986.33, while Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited fell by Rs 251.03 to close at Rs12,081.37.
In the futures market, turnover stood at 575.828 million shares with a traded value of Rs 36.647 billion, compared to 507.884 million shares worth Rs 41.632 billion in the previous session.
Out of 318 futures-market companies, 96 recorded gains, 218 declined, while four remained unchanged.
Among futures contracts, BOP-Dec led with 33.949 million shares, followed by BOP-Jan with 31.688 million shares and PIAHCL-Dec with 25.382 million shares.