ISLAMABAD, Dec 10 (APP):The benchmark KSE-100 Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday closed almost unchanged, declining slightly by 4.52 points, to settle at 169,451.86 points compared to 169,456.39 points on the previous trading day, according to PSX data.
During the session, the ready market recorded a trading volume of 1,190.534 million shares with a traded value of Rs50.493 billion, against 1,031.799 million shares valuing Rs51.316 billion in the previous session. Market capitalization increased to Rs19.289 trillion from Rs19.275 trillion.
Out of 478 active companies in the ready market, 251 advanced, 188 declined, while 39 remained unchanged.
Hum Network led the volume chart with 132.036 million shares, followed by Bank Makramah with 103.486 million shares, and TPL Properties with 52.374 million shares.
The top gainers included Khyber Textile Mills Limited, increasing by Rs160.34 to close at Rs1,910.94, and Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited, which rose by Rs100.00 to settle at Rs28,999.00.
Major losers were Service Industries Limited, falling by Rs145.89 to close at Rs1,644.17, and Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited, declining by Rs63.92 to close at Rs9,322.08.
In the futures market, turnover stood at 282.518 million shares with a traded value of Rs12.433 billion, compared to 232.797 million shares worth Rs13.960 billion in the previous session.
Out of 316 futures-market companies, 162 recorded gains, 153 declined, while 1 remained unchanged.
Among futures contracts, BML-Dec led with 54.767 million shares, followed by PIAHCLA-Dec with 28.254 million shares, and BOP-Dec with 21.551 million shares.