ISLAMABAD: The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Thursday gained 59.13 points, a positive change of 0.13 percent, closing at 45,650.06 points.
A total of 45,590.93 shares valuing Rs 2.77 billion were traded during the day .
As many as 316 companies transacted their shares in the stock market; 148 of them recorded gains and 138 sustained losses, whereas the share price of 30 companies remained unchanged.
The three top-trading companies were K-Electric Ltd with 18,078,085 shares at Rs 1.90 per share; Al-Shaheer Corp with 18,007,987 shares at Rs 11.32 per share and SEARLR2 with 16,376,256 shares at Rs 1.60 per share. Premium Tex witnessed a maximum increase of Rs 26.00 per share price, closing at Rs 378.10, whereas the runner-up was Pak Services with Rs.20.00 rise in its per share price to Rs 670.00.
Allawasaya Tex witnessed a maximum decrease of Rs.110.00 per share closing at Rs 1,560.00, followed by Nestle Pakistan with Rs.85.00 decline to close at Rs.7,015.00.
