ISLAMABAD: The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) lost 6.28 points on Wednesday, with a nominal negative change of 0.01 per cent, closing at 47, 413.46 points against 47, 419.74 points on the last working day.
A total of 536, 640, 545 shares were traded during the day compared to the trade of 378, 832, 096 shares the previous day whereas the price of shares stood at Rs14.368 billion against Rs14.023 billion the previous day.
As many as 534 companies’ transacted shares in the stock market, 307 of them recorded gain and 207 sustained losses whereas the share price of 20 companies remained unchanged.
The three top trading companies were WorldCall Telecom with a volume of 162, 288, 500 shares and price per share of Rs3.22, Telecard Limited with a volume of 45, 134, 500 and price per share of Rs19.46 and Ghani Glo Hol with volume of 32, 738, 500 and price per share of Rs42.98.
Unilever Foods witnessed maximum increase of Rs1359.22 per share, closing at Rs20208.22. Nestle PakistanXD was runner up, share prices of which increased by Rs 85, closing at Rs5650. Rafhan Maize recorded a maximum decrease of Rs 299 per share, closing at Rs10200 followed by Wyeth Pak Ltd, the prices of which declined by Rs52.12 per share, closing at Rs1772.