ISLAMABAD: The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) lost 5.7 points, with a nominal negative change of 0.01 per cent, closing at 47, 312.33 points against 47, 318.03 points on the last working day.
A total of 376, 447, 665 shares were traded during the day compared to the trade of 365, 776, 287 shares the previous day whereas the price of shares stood at Rs12.267 billion against Rs12.266 billion the previous day.
As many as 405 companies’ transacted shares in the stock market, 145 of them recorded gain and 243 sustained losses whereas the share price of 17 companies remained unchanged.
The three top traded companies were WorldCall Telecom with a volume of 50, 152, 500 shares and price per share of Rs3.57, Byco Petroleum with a volume of 47, 105, 500 and price per share of Rs9.90 and Unity Foods Ltd with volume of 16, 147, 202 and price per share of Rs40.58.
Rafhan Maize witnessed maximum increase of Rs50 per share, closing at Rs10, 000. Sapphire Fiber was runner up, share prices of which increased by Rs39.99, closing at Rs899.99.
Gatron Ind recorded a maximum decrease of Rs42.22 per share, closing at Rs520.78 followed by Blessed Tex, the share prices of which decreased by Rs38.55 per share, closing at Rs475.45.