The benchmark KSE-100 Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) Friday closed on a bullish note, rising by 802.03 points, a positive change of 0.48 percent, to settle at 167,085.58 points compared to 166,283.55 points on the previous trading day, according to PSX data.
During the session, the ready market recorded a trading volume of 686.834 million shares with a traded value of Rs41.621 billion, against 607.790 million shares valuing Rs31.224 billion in the previous session. Market capitalization increased to Rs19.038 trillion from Rs18.948 trillion.
Out of 477 active companies in the ready market, 254 advanced, 179 declined, while 44 remained unchanged. Telecard Limited led the volume chart with 58.072 million shares, followed by F. Nat. Equities with 44.579 million shares, and First Dawood Properties with 39.944 million shares. The top gainers included Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited, increasing by Rs656.32 to close at Rs29,198.99, and Hoechst Pakistan Limited, which rose by Rs116.32 to settle at Rs4,334.82.
Major losers were Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited, falling by Rs80.22 to close at Rs9,300.29, and Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited, declining by Rs43.34 to close at Rs1,499.66.
In the futures market, turnover stood at 169.182 million shares with a traded value of Rs10.551 billion, compared to 157.792 million shares worth Rs10.321 billion in the previous session. Out of 316 futures-market companies, 193 recorded gains, 120 declined, while 3 remained unchanged.
Among futures contracts, PIAHCLA-Dec led with 25.453 million shares, followed by TELE-Dec with 23.443 million shares, and WTL-Dec with 12.260 million shares.