The benchmark KSE-100 Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued with a bullish trend on Friday, gaining 4,027.06 points, a positive change of 2.37 percent, closing at 173,939.01 points against 169,911.95 points on the last trading day, according to PSX data.
During the session, the ready market recorded a trading volume of 1,440.629 million shares with a traded value of Rs 67.992 billion, compared to 972.713 million shares valuing Rs 43.933 billion in the previous session. The market capitalization increased to Rs 19.250 trillion from Rs 18.801 trillion a day earlier.
Out of 486 active companies in the ready market, 354 advanced, 101 declined, and 31 remained unchanged.
Bank of Punjab topped the volume chart with 153.717 million shares, followed by K-Electric Limited with 134.423 million shares and Treet Battery Limited with 77.604 million shares.
The top gainers included Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited, which increased by Rs 299.14 to close at Rs 9,637.84, and Sazgar Engineering Works Limited, which gained Rs 78.89 to settle at Rs 2,233.70.
On the losing side, Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited declined by Rs 150.56 to close at Rs 26,348.34, while Hoechst Pakistan Limited fell by Rs 22.49 to close at Rs 3,987.51.
In the futures market, turnover stood at 272.496 million shares with a traded value of Rs 15.287 billion, compared to 203.797 million shares worth Rs 10.212 billion in the previous session. Out of 311 futures-market companies, 287 recorded gains while 22 declined, according to PSX data.