Ahmed Mukhtar Naqshbandi
ISLAMABAD: The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a loss of 566.79 points on Tuesday with a negative change of 1.36 percent and closed at 41,150.16 points as compared to 41,716.95 points on Monday.
On Tuesday, a total of 187,532,224 shares were transacted against 192,412,200 shares the previous day, while the price of shares stood at Rs.7.858 billion as compared to Rs. 7.661 billion on Monday.
As many as 316 companies traded their shares in the stock market, 79 of them recorded gains and 208 sustained losses, while the share price of 29 companies closed without change.
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The three top-trading companies were Sui North Gas, WorldCall Telecom and Oil & Gas Dev with 16,099,686 shares at Rs 44.03 per share, 14,918,645 shares at Rs 1.23 per share, and 12,752,194 shares at Rs.93.94 per share respectively.
Rafhan Maize recorded a maximum increase of Rs.382.50 per share price, closing at Rs.8,450.00, whereas Goodluck Ind., closed as the runner-up was with a rise of Rs. 50.00 in its per share price to Rs.900.00.
Unilever Foods witnessed a maximum decline of Rs 1,499.50 per share closing at Rs.21,000.50, followed by Nestle Pakistan with a decrease of Rs.51.00 to close at Rs.5,399.00.
