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KARACHI: Bullish run at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued unabated on Thursday, as equities rallied all day long to help the index post significant gains.
The benchmark KSE-100 Index remained in the green throughout the day, registering an intraday high at 45,754.17 (+379.49 points). It settled higher by 299.82 points at 45,674.50.
Among other indices, the KMI-30 Index accumulated 516.56 points to end at 74,109.19, while the KSE All Share Index added 213.99 points, closing at 31,221.63. A total of 312,501,826 shares, valuing Rs 9.487, were traded during the day compared.
As many as 366 companies transacted shares in the stock market, 221 of them recorded gain and 115 sustained losses, whereas the share price of 30 companies remained unchanged.
The three top trading companies were Ghani Glo Hol with a volume of 25,499,000 shares and price per share of Rs22.72, WorldCall Telecom with a volume of 24,880,000 and price per share of Rs2.27 and Treet Corp with volume of 19,533,000 and price per share of Rs40.94.
Nestle Pakistan witnessed a maximum increase of Rs108.33 per share, closing at Rs5708.33 whereas the runner up was Pak Services the share prices of which climbed up by Rs107.90 to Rs1757.90.
Bata (Pak) XD witnessed maximum decrease of Rs146.44 closing at Rs2001.56 followed by Mehmood Tex, the share price of which declined by Rs40.50 to close at Rs687.50.