PSX gains 316.09 points

Islamabad: The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a bullish trend on Wednesday as it gained 316.09 points and closed at 45,807.57points against 45,491.48 of the previous trading days, showing an increase 0.69 per cent.

A total of 74,236,686 shares were traded during the day as compared to the last day’s 55,028,384, whereas the trading value of shares was recorded at Rs3.943 billion against Rs3.047 billion on the last trading day.

As many as 304 companies transacted their shares in the stock market, out of which 181 gained and 99 sustained losses, whereas the share price of 24 companies remained unchanged. 

Earlier, the Pakistan Stock Exchange's (PSX) 100-index saw a negative trend on Tuesday, losing 394.77 points to close at 45,491.48 points as opposed to 45,707.42 the day before, a decrease of 0.47 percent.

A total of 55,028,384 shares were traded today as opposed to 139,251,269 the day before. The trading value of the shares was Rs3.047 billion as opposed to Rs4.476 billion the day before.

The 296 companies that exchanged shares on the stock market saw 103 gains, 164 losses, and 29 companies with stable share prices.