The benchmark KSE-100 Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued with bearish trend on Tuesday, losing 1,085.12 points, a negative change of 0.64 percent, closing at 168,412.23 points against 169,497.36 points on the last trading day, according to PSX data.
During the session, the ready market recorded a trading volume of 1,190.338 million shares with a traded value of Rs 34.542 billion, compared to 780.227 million shares valuing Rs 33.420 billion in the previous session. The market capitalization decreased to Rs 18.646 trillion from Rs 18.747 trillion a day earlier.
Out of 482 active companies in the ready market, 168 advanced, 284 declined, and 30 remained unchanged. Cnergyico PK topped the volume chart with 265.575 million shares, followed by Yousuf Weaving with 92.442 million shares and Loads Limited with 60.112 million shares. The top gainers included Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited, which increased by Rs 123.50 to close at Rs 26,380.00, and Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited, which gained Rs 114.23 to settle at Rs 1,454.79.
On the losing side, PIA Holding Company Limited declined by Rs 161.33 to close at Rs 17,602.67, while Sazgar Engineering Works Limited fell by Rs 58.50 to close at Rs 2,030.45. In the futures market, turnover stood at 228.439 million shares with a traded value of Rs 8.083 billion, compared to 179.224 million shares worth Rs 9.215 billion in the previous session. Out of 328 futures-market companies, 94 recorded gains while 231 declined, and 3 remained unchanged, according to PSX data.