F.P. Report
ISLAMABAD: The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday shed 30.06 points, a slight negative change of 0.06 per cent, closing at 47,417.90 points against 47,447.96 points the previous trading day.
A total of 185,753,898 shares were traded during the day as compared to 211,230,785 shares the previous day, whereas the price of shares stood at Rs6.223 billion against Rs7.076 billion on the last trading day.
As many as 316 companies transacted their shares in the stock market; 141 of them recorded gains and 152 sustained losses, whereas the share price of 23 companies remained unchanged.
The three top-trading companies were WorldCall Telecom with 25,867,346 shares at Rs1.29 per share; Nishat Power with 16,043,161 shares at Rs23.55 per share and Oil and Gas Dev with 13,626,842 shares at Rs99.51 per share.
Bhanero Tex witnessed a maximum increase of Rs49.00 per share price, closing at Rs999.00, whereas the runner-up was Mari Petroleum with an Rs23.93 rise in its per share price to Rs1,627.16.
Pak Tobacco witnessed a maximum decrease of Rs29.00 per share closing at Rs693.00; followed by Excide (Pak) XD with Rs20.50 decline to close at Rs347.68. (APP)
