Categories: Business

PSX turns around to bullish trend, gains 137 points

F.P. Report

ISLAMABAD: The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) turned around to bullish trend on Wednesday, gaining 137.44 points, a positive change of 0.22 percent, closing at 61,979.18 points against 61,841.74 points the previous trading day.

A total of 276,464,818 shares valuing Rs 9.271 billion were traded during the day as compared to 436,120,659 shares valuing Rs.15.286 billion the last day. Some 349 companies transacted their shares in the stock market; 165 of them recorded gains and 151 sustained losses, whereas the share prices of 33 remained unchanged.

The three top-trading companies were K-Electric Limited with 36,273,372 shares at Rs.4.54 per share, Bank of Punjab with 20,853,316 shares at Rs.6.20 per share and Hascol Petrol with 14,174,000 shares at Rs.7.91 per share.

Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited witnessed a maximum increase of Rs.1,551.83 per share price, closing at Rs.22,364.33, whereas the runner-up was Sazgar Engineering Works Limited with a Rs.13.48 rise in its per share price to Rs.211.19.

Nestle Pakistan Limited witnessed a maximum decrease of Rs.100.00 per share closing at Rs.8,200.00, followed by Colgate-Palmolive (Pakistan) Limited with Rs.40.33 decline to close at Rs.1,404.00. (APP)

The Frontier Post

Recent Posts

Six soldiers martyred, five Indian-backed khwarij killed in Bannu attack

F.P. Report BANNU: Six soldiers belonging to the Pakistan Army and Federal Constabulary (FC) embraced…

4 minutes ago

Trump says he is ‘very disappointed’ with Putin over Ukraine

WASHINGTON (Reuters): U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was "very disappointed" in Russian…

7 minutes ago

France issues arrest warrant for Assad over 2012 killings of journalists

PARIS (AFP): French judicial authorities have issued arrest warrants for ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad…

14 minutes ago

Recognition of Palestinian state would spur sprint toward two-state solution, envoy says

LONDON (Reuters): The recognition of a Palestinian state by leading Western nations will trigger a…

17 minutes ago

12 killed, 31 wounded in explosion at Opp rally in Quetta

F.P. Report QUETTA: At least 12 people were killed and 31 wounded in an explosion…

21 minutes ago

Pakistan vaccinates over 7 million children on first day of anti-polio drive

F.P. Report KARACHI: Pakistani health authorities vaccinated over seven million, or 24.9% of the targeted…

5 hours ago

This website uses cookies.