ISLAMABAD, Jul 10 (APP): The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark KSE-100 Index turned around to bullish trend on Thursday, gaining 1,205.36 points, a positive change of 0.91 percent, closing at 133,782.35 points against 132,576.99 points last trading day.
A total of 941,719,946 shares were traded during the day as compared to 905,743,882 shares the previous trading day, whereas the price of shares stood at Rs 36.060 billion against Rs 30.530 billion on the last trading day.
As many as 479 companies transacted their shares in the stock market, 260 of them recorded gains and 195 sustained losses, whereas the share price of 24 companies remained unchanged.
The three top trading companies were Bank of Punjab with 155,383,258 shares at Rs 13.00 per share, Kohinoor Spinning with 55,106,065 shares at Rs6.89 per share and Hascol Petrol with 33,301,219 shares at Rs 11.81 per share.
PIA Holding Company LimitedB witnessed a maximum increase of Rs 2,161.40 per share price, closing at Rs 23,775.40, whereas the runner-up was Khyber Textile Mills Limited with Rs 95.18 rise in its per share price to Rs 1,463.46.
Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited witnessed a maximum decrease of Rs163.44 per share closing at Rs 23,325.05 followed by Hoechst Pakistan Limited with Rs50.63 decline in its share price to close at Rs3,300.00.