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ISLAMABAD, Jan 28 (APP):The benchmark KSE-100 Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday reversed the previous session’s losses and closed with a positive momentum, gaining 177.53 points, an increase of 0.09 percent, to close at 188,380.39 points compared to 188,202.86 points on the previous trading day, according to PSX data.
During the session, the ready market recorded a trading volume of 953.917 million shares with a traded value of Rs 48.878 billion, against 749.247 million shares valuing Rs 53.061 billion in the previous session. Market capitalization increased to Rs 21.186 trillion from Rs 21.147 trillion a day earlier.
Out of 485 active companies in the ready market, 182 advanced, 253 declined, while 50 remained unchanged.
K-Electric Limited topped the volume chart with 198.692 million shares, followed by Nishat Chunian Power with 47.820 million shares and LSE Ventures Limited with 35.224 million shares.
The top gainers included Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited, which rose by Rs 105.00 to close at Rs 27,781.00, and Bhanero Textile Mills Limited, which increased by Rs 87.66 to settle at Rs 965.67.
On the losing side, PIA Holding Company Limited (B) declined by Rs 189.88 to close at Rs 20,579.12, while Supernet Technologies Limited fell by Rs 36.71 to close at Rs 1,213.46.
In the futures market, turnover stood at 598.304 million shares with a traded value of Rs 37.778 billion, compared to 446.671 million shares worth Rs 31.687 billion in the previous session. Out of 314 futures-market companies, 125 recorded gains, while 186 declined and three remained unchanged.