The benchmark KSE-100 Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday closed bullish, gaining 1,567.36 points, a positive change of 0.86 percent, to settle at 183,951.50 points compared to 182,384.15 points on the previous trading day, according to PSX data.
During the session, the ready market witnessed a trading volume of 1,037.262 million shares with a traded value of Rs 62.704 billion, against 1,058.795 million shares valuing Rs 48.237 billion in the previous session. Market capitalization surged to Rs 20.769 trillion from Rs 20.599 trillion a day earlier.
Out of 480 active companies in the ready market, 177 advanced, 265 declined, while 38 remained unchanged.
Bank of Punjab topped the volume chart with 73.893 million shares, followed by Media Times Limited with 67.419 million shares and WorldCall Telecom with 43.448 million shares.
The top gainers included Atlas Honda Limited, which rose by Rs 75.32 to close at Rs 1,610.32, and Pakistan Services Limited, which increased by Rs 36.13 to settle at Rs 1,057.74.
On the losing side, PIA Holding Company Limited (B) declined by Rs 500.00 to close at Rs 22,500.00, while Hoechst Pakistan Limited fell by Rs 152.28 to close at Rs 4,200.22.
In the futures market, turnover stood at 200.068 million shares with a traded value of Rs 16.493 billion, compared to 201.570 million shares worth Rs 11.830 billion in the previous session. Out of 313 futures-market companies, 146 recorded gains, while 162 declined and share 5 remained unchanged.
Among futures contracts, BOP-JAN led with 27.330 million shares, followed by PTC-JAN with 21.832 million shares and NBP-JAN with 12.480 million shares.