Achi news desk-
ISLAMABAD – The 100 index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued with a bullish trend on Thursday, gaining 594.34 points, a positive change of 0.89 percent, closing at a historic level of 67,142.12 points against 66,547.79 points the previous trading day.
A total of 421,118,268 shares worth Rs.16.159 billion were traded during the day compared to 354,597,630 shares worth Rs11.884 billion the last day. Around 352 companies traded their shares in the stock market; 212 of them recorded gains and 111 sustained losses, while the share prices of 29 remained unchanged. The top three traded companies were PTCL with 55,715,919 shares at Rs18.42 per share, Lotte Chemical with 27,228,578 shares at Rs.19.56 per share and Telecard Limited with 25,547,322 shares at Rs9.29 per share. Rafhan Maize Products Limited saw a maximum increase of Rs.125.00 per share price, closing at Rs8,175.00, while Bata Pakistan Limited was the runner-up with an increase of Rs.58.00 in its share price to Rs1,739.00.
