The benchmark KSE-100 Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued with a bearish trend on Thursday, losing 2,829.70 points, a negative change of 1.71 percent, closing at 162,994.17 points against 165,823.88 points on the last trading day, according to PSX data.
During the session, the ready market recorded a trading volume of 837.371 million shares with a traded value of Rs 36.345 billion, compared to 1,087.439 million shares valuing Rs 39.547 billion in the previous session. The market capitalization decreased to Rs 18.022 trillion from Rs 18.336 trillion a day earlier. Out of 485 active companies in the ready market, 101 advanced, 348 declined, and 36 remained unchanged. WorldCall Telecom topped the volume chart with 75.382 million shares, followed by Bank of Punjab with 68.530 million shares and Cnergyico PK with 41.437 million shares.
The top gainers included Khyber Textile Mills Limited, which increased by Rs 80.85 to close at Rs 1,570.00, and Indus Motor Company Limited, which gained Rs 66.53 to settle at Rs 2,142.51.
On the losing side, Blessed Textiles Limited declined by Rs 90.06 to close at Rs 1,221.84, while Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited fell by Rs 87.49 to close at Rs 9,401.75. In the futures market, turnover stood at 163.587 million shares with a traded value of Rs 8.405 billion, compared to 186.275 million shares worth Rs 9.637 billion in the previous session. Out of 318 futures-market companies, 29 recorded gains while 289 declined, and none remained unchanged, according to PSX data.