The 100-index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued with bullish trend on Wednesday, gaining 827.17 points, a positive change of 1.44 percent, closing at 58,198.76 points against 57,371.59 points the previous trading day.
A total of 596,217,827 shares valuing Rs22.054 billion were traded during the day as compared to 1,012,258,472 shares valuing Rs19.338 billion the previous day.
As many as 389 companies transacted their shares in the stock market; 236 of them recorded gains and 136 sustained losses, whereas the share price of 17 companies remained unchanged.
The three top-trading companies were WorldCall Telcom with 50,345,392 shares at Rs.1.64 per share, Fauji Fert Bin with 23,277,000 shares at Rs.22.94 per share and Fauji Foods Ltd with 20,177,342 shares at Rs.8.99 per share.
Ismail Ind witnessed a maximum increase of Rs.60.47 per share price, closing at Rs.866.72, whereas the runner-up was Siemens Pak with a Rs.50.40 rise in its per share price to Rs812.40. Colgate Palm witnessed a maximum decrease of Rs.225.22 per share closing at Rs10,324.78, followed by Philip Morris Pak with a Rs.20.00 decline to close at Rs.516.00.
