PSX witnesses bullish trend, gains 394 points

F.P. Report

ISLAMABAD: The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bullish trend on Monday and gained 394.77 points, showing growth of 0.87 percent, closing at 45,707.43 points against 45,312.66 points the previous trading day.

A total of 139,251,269 shares were traded during the day as compared to 161,824,998 shares, whereas the trading value of shares was recorded at Rs4.476 billion against Rs4.464 billion on the last trading day.

As many as 313 companies transacted their shares in the stock market; 187 of them recorded gains and 105 sustained losses, whereas the share price of 21 companies remained unchanged.

The three top-trading companies were Al-Shaheer Corp with 11,268,667 shares at Rs10.48 per share; WorldCall Telecom with 11,211,536 shares at Rs1.17 per share and Dewan Motors with 8,848,489 shares at Rs16.41 per share.

Cotton Palm witnessed a maximum increase of Rs31.31 per share price, closing at Rs1,298.30, whereas the runner-up was Indus Al-Abbas Sugar with Rs23.98 rise in its per share price to Rs504.99.

Mehmood Textile witnessed a maximum decrease of Rs47.55 per share closing at Rs586.45; followed by Archroma Pak with Rs27.58 decline to close at Rs454.42. (APP)