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ISLAMABAD, Jan 30 (APP): The benchmark KSE-100 Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Friday witnessed bullish momentum and closed higher, gaining 1,836.37 points, a positive change of 1.01 percent, to close at 184,174.49 points compared to 182,338.12 points on the previous trading day, according to PSX data.
During the session, the ready market recorded a trading volume of 805.139 million shares with a traded value of Rs 50.834 billion, against 933.100 million shares valuing Rs 66.413 billion in the previous session. Market capitalization increased to Rs 20.827 trillion from Rs 20.618 trillion a day earlier.
Out of 484 active companies in the ready market, 258 advanced, 175 declined, while 51 remained unchanged.
K-Electric Limited topped the volume chart with 81.416 million shares, followed by Hascol Petroleum with 66.472 million shares and WorldCall Telecom with 53.708 million shares.
The top gainers included Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited, which rose by Rs 373.17 to close at Rs 27,719.00, and Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited, which gained Rs 99.55 to settle at Rs 10,075.00.
On the losing side, Khyber Textile Mills Limited declined by Rs 42.32 to close at Rs 1,595.18, while Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited fell by Rs 29.33 to close at Rs 985.37.
In the futures market, turnover stood at 762.973 million shares with a traded value of Rs 44.142 billion, compared to 488.956 million shares worth Rs 30.234 billion in the previous session. Out of 317 futures-market companies, 191 recorded gains, while 125 declined with one remaining unchanged.