ISLAMABAD: The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday gained 49.67 points, a positive change of 0.11 percent, closing at 45,803.19 points.
A total of 103,494,874 shares valuing Rs 3.296 billion were traded during the day.
As many as 308 companies transacted their shares in the stock market; 133 of them recorded gains and 145 sustained losses, whereas the share price of 30 companies remained unchanged.
The three top-trading companies were Pak Refinery with 7,869,080 shares at Rs 14.78 per share; SEARLR2 with 7,346,312 shares at Rs 1.02 per share and Agritech Limited with 6,297,000 shares at Rs 8.25 per share.
Khyber Tobacco witnessed a maximum increase of Rs 24.98 per share price, closing at Rs 375.32, whereas the runner-up was Mari Petroleum XD with Rs.18.60 rise in its per share price to Rs 1,550.40.
Mehmood Textile witnessed a maximum decrease of Rs.43.53 per share closing at Rs 536.97, followed by Nestle Pakistan with Rs.22.50 decline to close at Rs.7,000.00.
