ISLAMABAD: The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday turned around and witnessed bullish trend, gaining 870.01 points, with positive change of 1.95 per cent, closing at 45, 499.46 points against 44, 629.45 points on the last working day.
A total of 308, 186, 222 shares were traded during the day as compared to the trade of 248, 291, 976 shares the previous day whereas the price of shares stood at Rs10.380 billion against Rs8.819 billion the previous day.
As many as 361 companies’ transacted shares in the stock market, 274 of them recorded gain and 79 sustained losses whereas the share price of 8 companies remained unchanged.
The three top trading companies were WorldCall Telecom with a volume of 49, 452, 000 shares and price per share of Rs2.53, Hum Network with a volume of 24, 770, 000 and price per share of Rs6.50 and Byco Petroleum with volume of 15, 608, 500 and price per share of Rs7.53.
Sapphire Tex XD witnessed a maximum increase of Rs81 per share, closing at Rs1210. Wyeth Pak Ltd was runner up, share prices of which increased by Rs55.01, closing at Rs1685.
Rafhan Maize recorded a maximum decrease of Rs460.01 per share, closing at Rs10389.99 followed by Nestle Pakistan, the prices of which declined by Rs124.99 per share, closing at Rs5775.01.