The 100-Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bullish trend on Monday, gaining 201.55 points, a positive change of 0.22 percent, closing at 90,195.52 points as compared to 89,993.97 points on last trading day. A total of 567,264,435 shares were traded during the day as compared to 695,544,676 shares the previous trading day, whereas the price of shares stood at Rs 29.210 billion against Rs. 37.873 billion on the last trading day. As many as 456 companies transacted their shares in the stock market, 179 of them recorded gains and 222 sustained losses, whereas the share price of 55 companies remained unchanged. The three top trading companies were Fauji Foods Limited with 53,645,675 shares at Rs 10.44 per share, K-Electric Limited with 29,876,223 shares at Rs 4.36 per share and Sui South Gas with 27,406,470 shares at Rs 12.83 per share. Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited witnessed a maximum increase of Rs.333.00 per share price, closing at Rs 19,018.00, whereas the runner-up was Siemens (Pakistan) Engineering with Rs 111.47 rise in its per share price to Rs 1,226.19. Hoechst Pakistan Limited witnessed a maximum decrease of Rs 147.72 per share closing at Rs 2,202.28 followed by Nestle Pakistan Limited with Rs 85.46 decline to close at Rs 838.57. Separately, Global stocks diverged and oil prices tumbled on Monday. “Investors breathed a sigh of relief,” said Ipek Ozkardeskaya, senior analyst at Swissquote Bank. Brent North Sea crude, the international benchmark oil contract, fell around six percent on Monday morning with prices hovering around $71 per barrel. London’s FTSE 100 retreated as crude prices affected both ends of the top-tier index. Oil and gas giants BP and Shell were both hit by the lower crude prices, making them the biggest fallers. Meanwhile airlines easyJet and British Airways-owner IAG led gains on the prospect of lower fuel prices. In the eurozone, Paris advanced and Frankfurt retreated. Dutch medical device maker Philips lowered its full year sales target Monday blaming a deterioration in demand from China, with its share price dropping more than 11 percent on the Amsterdam stock exchange’s blue-chip AEX index. Investors are preparing for a busy week ahead, including the release of key US monthly jobs figures on Friday which could provide more clues about future Federal Reserve interest rate cuts. It’s also a big week for US company earnings as five of the “Magnificent Seven” tech stocks will report third-quarter results, including Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Apple, Meta (Facebook) and Microsoft. “The market expects the US tech giants to continue to report double digit earnings growth for the next five quarters, so there are some big expectations for these companies,” said Kathleen Brooks, research director at trading group XTB. On currency markets the yen hit a three-month low, sliding more than one percent against the dollar as Japan’s ruling coalition looked set to lose its majority after Sunday’s general election. Tokyo led gains on Asian markets, closing up 1.8 percent as the yen’s weakness boosted Japanese shares, with exporters benefiting from a cheaper currency. Shanghai also rose while Hong Kong was flat. In India, Mumbai stocks were up 1.1 percent, with shares in solar panel maker Waaree Energies soaring 75 percent on their market debut.