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ISLAMABAD, Dec 11 (APP):The benchmark KSE-100 Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Thursday closed bearish, falling by 877.17 points, a negative change of 0.52 percent, to settle at 168,574.69 points compared to 169,451.86 points on the previous trading day, according to PSX data.
During the session, the ready market recorded a trading volume of 1,288.969 million shares with a traded value of Rs55.231 billion, against 1,190.534 million shares valuing Rs50.493 billion in the previous session.
Market capitalization decreased to Rs19.217 trillion from Rs19.289 trillion a day earlier.
Out of 486 active companies in the ready market, 190 advanced, 257 declined, while 39 remained unchanged.
Hum Network led the volume chart with 187.980 million shares, followed by Pakgen Power with 180.077 million shares, and TPL Properties with 110.029 million shares.
The top gainers included Khyber Textile Mills Limited, increasing by Rs114.59 to close at Rs2,025.53, and Hafiz Limited, which rose by Rs37.13 to settle at Rs408.59.
Major losers were Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited, falling by Rs289.00 to close at Rs28,710.00, and Pakistan Services Limited, declining by Rs81.22 to close at Rs1,318.05.
In the futures market, turnover stood at 224.650 million shares with a traded value of Rs10.890 billion, compared to 282.518 million shares worth Rs12.433 billion in the previous session.
Out of 316 futures-market companies, 85 recorded gains, 228 declined, while 3 remained unchanged.
Among futures contracts, HUMNL-Dec led with 46.815 million shares, followed by TPLP-Dec with 35.305 million shares, and PIAHCLA-Dec with 15.324 million shares.