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The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on the last working day of the week experienced an upward trend as the KSE-100 benchmark closed after a positive change of 517.42 points.
The market witnessed an increase of 0.39 percent; the KSE-100 index closed at 134,299.76 points, as compared to 133,782.34 points on the last trading day.
During the day, the market mostly experienced a upward trend, with a total of 477 shares traded in the stock market, while 220 shares saw profits, 228 saw losses, and 29 remained unchanged.
A day earlier, PSX ended the session on a bullish note, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index climbing 1,205.36 points to close at 133,782.34 – reflecting a 0.91 percent increase from the previous close of 132,576.98.
The market opened on a firm footing and maintained its upward momentum throughout the day, hitting an intraday high of 133,902.34. The day’s low was recorded at 132,706.02.
Total traded volume on the exchange reached 941.7 million shares, while the traded value stood at Rs 36.06 billion. The KSE-100 Index itself saw a turnover of 325.7 million shares, generating a value of Rs 17.67 billion.
A total of 479 shares were traded during the session. Of these, 260 shares recorded gains, 195 declined, and 24 remained unchanged.
