The benchmark KSE-100 Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange continued with bearish trend on Thursday, losing 2,405.93 points, a negative change of 1.40 percent, closing at 169,173.38 points against 171,579.31 points on the last trading day, according to PSX data.
During the session, the ready market recorded a trading volume of 1,321.506 million shares with a traded value of Rs 30.844 billion, compared to 1,054.061 million shares valuing Rs 37.293 billion in the previous session.
The market capitalization decreased to Rs 18.713 trillion from Rs 18.971 trillion a day earlier. Out of 483 active companies in the ready market, 164 advanced, 286 declined, and 33 remained unchanged. F. Nat. Equities topped the volume chart with 286.823 million shares, followed by Hascol Petroleum with 77.776 million shares and Kohinoor Spinning with 69.436 million shares. The top gainers included The Thal Industries Corporation Limited, which increased by Rs 67.11 to close at Rs 738.22, and Nestle Pakistan Limited, which gained Rs 41.40 to settle at Rs 7,416.05. On the losing side, Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited declined by Rs 101.52 to close at Rs 913.65, while Sazgar Engineering Works Limited fell by Rs 89.24 to close at Rs 2,041.28. In the futures market, turnover stood at 437.836 million shares with a traded value of Rs 17.810 billion, compared to 357.891 million shares worth Rs 18.036 billion in the previous session. Out of 322 futures-market companies, 48 recorded gains while 270 declined, according to PSX data.