PSX gains over 256 points

Karachi: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday soared by over 256 points.

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a turnaround towards a bullish trend on Friday, with the 100-index gaining 256.25 points, marking a growth of 0.56 percent.

The index closed at 46,013.49 points compared to the previous day's closing at 45,757.24 points.

A total of 149,572,246 shares were moved during the trading session as opposed to the 177,062,657 shares that were traded earlier. Shares were traded for Rs 5.551 billion, down from Rs 7.581 billion during the previous trading session.

A total of 312 firms participated in this active trading session; 166 of those businesses witnessed their share prices rise, 115 witnessed losses, and 31 saw their share prices stay the same.

The top three trading companies by volume were TPL Properties, trading 11,949,265 shares at Rs 12.72 per share; WorldCall Telecom, trading 11,039,918 shares at Rs 1.17 per share; and Bank Al-Falah, trading 9,272,484 shares at Rs 40.82 per share.