ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) experienced a bullish trend on Tuesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining 1,376.85 points, a positive change of 0.81 percent. The index closed at 170,330.56 points, up from 168,953.71 points on the previous trading day.
Trading Volume and Value
During the session, the ready market recorded a trading volume of 767.453 million shares, with a traded value of Rs27.176 billion. This compares to 657.971 million shares valued at Rs22.594 billion in the prior session. The market capitalization increased to Rs18.908 trillion from Rs18.750 trillion a day earlier.
Market Performance
Out of 492 active companies in the ready market, 351 advanced, 104 declined, and 37 remained unchanged. TPL Properties topped the volume chart with 56.532 million shares, followed by TPL Corp Ltd with 50.806 million shares and Pace (Pak) Ltd with 46.226 million shares.
Top Gainers and Losers
The top gainers included PIA Holding Company Limited-B, which increased by Rs890.00 to close at Rs18,390.00, and Blessed Textiles Limited, which gained Rs86.01 to settle at Rs1,162.10. On the losing side, Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited declined by Rs61.61 to close at Rs9,444.39, while The Thal Industries Corporation Limited fell by Rs22.04 to close at Rs912.77.
Futures Market
In the futures market, turnover stood at 141.884 million shares with a traded value of Rs5.880 billion, compared to 98.044 million shares worth Rs4.466 billion in the previous session. Out of 310 futures-market companies, 279 recorded gains while 28 declined and three remained unchanged, according to PSX data.
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