The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed marginally lower on Monday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index declining 119.74 points, or 0.07%, to settle at 181,310.28 points.
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The index remained volatile during the session, touching an intraday high of 182,347.50 and a low of 180,820.22. The previous close stood at 181,430.02 points.
Trading activity remained strong, with 434.73 million shares changing hands on the main index, while the reported market value stood at Rs31.75 billion.
Across the broader market, a total of 917.27 million shares were traded, with the value of transactions reaching Rs44.81 billion. The market recorded 478,031 trades.
Of the 563 companies that traded, 225 advanced, 234 declined, while 104 remained unchanged, reflecting a broadly mixed market close.
Cnergyico PK Limited (CNERGY) emerged as the volume leader, with 173.55 million shares changing hands. The stock gained Rs1.19 to close at Rs13.13.
Bank of Punjab (BOP) was the second-most traded stock, with 61.61 million shares traded. Its share price fell Rs1.18 to Rs35.28.
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TPL Properties (TPLP) recorded 50.02 million shares in volume and gained Rs0.70 to close at Rs15.68.
Other actively traded stocks included Unity Foods (UNITY), which rose Rs0.53 to Rs12.04 on volume of 42.10 million shares, while Pakistan Refinery Limited (PRL) jumped Rs6.36 to Rs70.11, with 40.77 million shares changing hands.
Meanwhile, WorldCall Telecom (WTL) declined Rs0.05 to Rs1.23 on turnover of 40.26 million shares, while TPL Corp (TPL) advanced Rs1.94 to close at Rs22.62, with 31.81 million shares changing hands.
The session ended with a relatively balanced market, as declines narrowly outnumbered advances, while robust trading volumes pointed to continued investor activity despite the benchmark’s modest decline.
Last week, PSX closed in negative note on Friday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index shedding 346.57 points, or 0.19%, to settle at 181,430.02, as investors opted for profit-taking following recent gains.
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During the session, the benchmark index traded within a range of 180,620.08 and 181,647.27, compared with the previous close of 181,776.59.
Market activity remained healthy despite the decline. The KSE-100 Index recorded a traded volume of 376.05 million shares, with a turnover of Rs24.62 billion.
Across the broader market, total traded volume stood at 716.04 million shares, while the total value of shares traded reached Rs34.10 billion through 392,715 transactions.
