ISLAMABAD: The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Thursday gained 150.80 points, with a positive change of 0.19 percent. At close the index settled at 79,992.35 points against 79,841.56 points on the last working day.
A total of 389,024,310 shares were entertained during the day as compared to 495,910,236 shares the previous day whereas the price of shares stood at Rs 20.924 billion against Rs 22.116 billion on the last trading day.
Overall 445 companies transacted their shares in the stock market, 181 of them registered gains and 212 met losses, whereas the share price of 52 companies remained unchanged.
The three top trading companies were Agritech Limited with 22,041,367 shares at Rs 24.24 per share, followed by Hub Power Company with 18,624,585 shares at Rs 163.75 per share while Air Link Communication settled with 16,815,350 shares at Rs100.64 per share.
Excide Pakistan Limited recorded a maximum increase of Rs 77.94 per share price, closing at Rs 898.32, whereas the runner-up was PIA Holding Company Limited with an Rs69.20 rise in its per share price to Rs 797.67.
Data Agro Limited registered a maximum decline of Rs 47.09 per share closing at Rs 448.58, followed by Sapphire Textile Mills Limited with a Rs39.00 decline to close at Rs 1,301.00.
