The benchmark KSE-100 Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bullish trend on Monday, gaining 4,639.92 points, a positive change of 2.69 percent, closing at 177,039.83 points against 172,399.90 points on the last trading day.
During the session, the ready market recorded a trading volume of 988.081 million shares with a traded value of Rs 63.477 billion, compared to 890.797 million shares valuing Rs 41.986 billion in the previous session. The market capitalization increased to Rs 19.733 trillion from Rs 19.120 trillion a day earlier.
Out of 494 active companies in the ready market, 349 advanced, 119 declined and 26 remained unchanged.
Kohinoor Spinning topped the volume chart with 64.129 million shares, followed by Maple Leaf with 45.548 million shares and Bank of Punjab with 38.636 million shares.
The top gainers included PIA Holding Company Limited (B), which increased by Rs 691.00 to close at Rs 17,869.00, and Ghandhara Industries Limited, which gained Rs 62.07 to settle at Rs 1,003.30.
On the losing side, Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited declined by Rs 142.00 to close at Rs 25,726.00, while Sapphire Fibres Limited fell by Rs 14.67 to close at Rs 1,132.65.
In the futures market, turnover stood at 196.160 million shares with a traded value of Rs 12.028 billion, compared to 152.407 million shares worth Rs 8.119 billion in the previous session. Out of 313 futures-market companies, 291 recorded gains while 22 declined and none remained unchanged, according to PSX data.