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ISLAMABAD, Jan 8 (APP):The benchmark KSE-100 Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Thursday closed bearish, losing 975.70 points, a negative change of 0.52 percent, to settle at 185,543.01 points compared to 186,518.72 points on the previous trading day, according to PSX data.
During the session, the ready market witnessed a trading volume of 1,433.986 million shares with a traded value of Rs 91.336 billion, against 1,329.490 million shares valuing Rs 86.587 billion in the previous session. Market capitalization declined to Rs 20.862 trillion from Rs 20.906 trillion a day earlier.
Out of 481 active companies in the ready market, 209 advanced, 245 declined, while 27 remained unchanged.
Agha Steel Industries topped the volume chart with 131.880 million shares, followed by Pak Elektron Limited with 76.298 million shares and Hascol Petroleum Limited with 59.909 million shares.
The top gainers included Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited, which rose by Rs 121.94 to close at Rs 28,998.00, and Pakistan National Shipping Corporation, which increased by Rs 51.71 to settle at Rs 568.79.
On the losing side, PIA Holding Company Limited (B) declined by Rs 351.67 to close at Rs 23,451.01, while Khyber Textile Mills Limited fell by Rs 60.76 to close at Rs 1,751.94.
In the futures market, turnover stood at 285.376 million shares with a traded value of Rs 21.821 billion, compared to 270.664 million shares worth Rs 21.439 billion in the previous session. Out of 313 futures-market companies, 124 recorded gains, while 189 declined.
Among futures contracts, AGHA-JAN led with 33.851 million shares, followed by PAEL-JAN with 27.974 million shares and BOP-JAN with 20.731 million shares.