KSE-100 Index Gains 75 Points, Closes at 147,005 Points
The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark KSE-100 Index added 75 points on Tuesday, posting a 0.05% gain to close at 147,005 points, compared to 146,929 points in the previous session.
Market activity saw a total of 691.65 million shares traded, up from 611.20 million shares a day earlier. The total traded value also increased to Rs. 44.55 billion from Rs. 44.00 billion in the last session.
Out of 482 companies that participated in trading, 208 closed higher, 242 ended lower, and 32 remained unchanged.
Top three volume leaders:
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Yousuf Weaving – 46.27M shares at Rs. 6.09 per share
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Kohinoor Spinning – 39.94M shares at Rs. 6.47 per share
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Invest Bank – 34.38M shares at Rs. 9.68 per share
Biggest gainers:
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PIA Holding Company Limited rose by Rs. 156.85 to close at Rs. 29,000.00 per share
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Khyber Textile Mills Limited jumped Rs. 69.71 to end at Rs. 1,477.00 per share
Biggest losers:
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Nestlé Pakistan Limited dropped Rs. 88.57 to Rs. 8,762.79 per share
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Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited fell Rs. 79.40 to Rs. 32,020.61 per share