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ISLAMABAD, Nov 24 (APP):The benchmark KSE-100 index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday witnessed a bearish trend, losing 118.84 points, a decline of 0.07 per cent, to close at 161,984.09 points compared to 162,102.92 points on the previous trading day.
A total of 490.35 million shares were traded in the ready market, with a value of Rs23.67 billion, against 768.05 million shares worth Rs28.64 billion in the previous session. Market capitalisation decreased to Rs18.468 trillion from Rs18.512 trillion.
Out of 477 active companies in the ready market, 191 closed higher, 247 declined, and 39 remained unchanged.
The leading companies in terms of ready-market turnover were PIA Holding Company with 63.28 million shares, followed by Beco Steel Ltd with 34.92 million shares, and Bank Makramah with 32.81 million shares.
The top gainers were The Thal Industries Corporation Limited, which increased by Rs 57.00 to close at Rs 715.59, and Shield Corporation Limited, rising by Rs 49.37 to close at Rs 543.05.
Conversely, the major losers were PIA Holding Company Limited-B, which declined by Rs256.99 to close at Rs24,305.01, and Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited, decreasing by Rs218.29 to close at Rs29,150.00.
In the futures market, turnover stood at 389.38 million shares with a traded value of Rs33.27 billion, compared to 183.14 million shares valued at Rs7.75 billion on the previous day. Out of 318 futures-market companies, 86 recorded gains, 223 declined, and 9 remained unchanged.
The top volume contracts in the futures segment were PIAHCLA-Nov with 39.87 million shares, followed by PIAHCLA-Dec with 20.08 million shares, and WTL-Dec with 19.18 million shares.