The benchmark KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a 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.
Trading Volume and Value
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 capitalisation increased to Rs19.733 trillion from Rs19.120 trillion a day earlier.
Market Breadth
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.
Top Gainers and Losers
- Top Gainers: PIA Holding Company Limited (B) increased by Rs691.00 to close at Rs17,869.00; Ghandhara Industries Limited gained Rs62.07 to settle at Rs1,003.30.
- Top Losers: Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited declined by Rs142.00 to close at Rs25,726.00; Sapphire Fibres Limited fell by Rs14.67 to close at Rs1,132.65.
Futures Market
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.
