Karachi: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Thursday set a new record of crossing 1, 38,000 mark while two psychological barriers were also crossed.
The benchmark Karachi 100 Index closed at 1, 38, 655 points after gaining 2,285 points.
A total of 780,007,655 shares were traded during the day as compared to 705,955,999 shares the previous trading day, whereas the price of shares stood at Rs 39.975 billion against Rs 32.185 billion on the last trading day.
As many as 486 companies transacted their shares in the stock market, 306 of them recorded gains and 154 sustained losses, whereas the share price of 26 companies remained unchanged.
Owing to bullish trend the market recorded an uptick of 1. 68 percent.
Yesterday the bourse was closed at 1,36, 379 after addition of 440 points.
