The benchmark KSE-100 Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) turned around to bullish trend on Thursday, gaining 5,433.46 points, a positive change of 3.49 percent, closing at 161,210.68 points against 155,777.21 points on the last trading day.
A total of 723,879,788 shares were traded during the day as compared to 622,692,153 shares the previous trading day, whereas the price of shares stood at Rs 35.179 billion against Rs 29.950 billion on the last trading day. As many as 478 companies transacted their shares in the stock market, 350 of them recorded gains and 78 sustained losses, whereas the share price of 50 companies remained unchanged.
The three top trading companies were K-Electric Ltd. with 115,631,474 shares at Rs 8.05 per share, Trust Sec. & Bro.(R) with 50,032,929 shares at Rs 0.18 per share and Unity Foods Ltd with 48,307,983 shares at Rs 10.08 per share. Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited witnessed a maximum increase of Rs 399.00 per share price, closing at Rs 25,694.00, whereas Sazgar Engineering Works Limited was the runner-up with Rs 82.71 rise in its per share price to Rs 2,156.42.
PIA Holding Company LimitedB witnessed a maximum decrease of Rs 795.50 per share closing at Rs 16,893.50, followed by Hoechst Pakistan Limited with Rs 118.76 decline to close at Rs 4,000.88.
In the futures market, 316 companies recorded trading, of which 295 increased, 20 decreased and one remained unchanged.