PSX witnesses bullish trend, gains 150pts

KARACHI: The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Thursday witnessed a bullish trend gained 150.80 points, a positive change of 0.19 percent before closing at 79,992.35 points against 79,841.56 points on the last trading day, ARY News reported.

A total of 389,024,310 shares were traded during the day as compared to 495,910,236 shares the previous day, whereas the price of shares stood at Rs 20.924 billion against Rs 22.116 billion on the last trading day.

Around 445 companies transacted their shares in the stock market, 181 of them recorded gains and 212 sustained losses, whereas the share price of 52 companies remained unchanged.

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Earlier this week, the PSX closed in the green on Monday, with the KSE-100 index rising by 353.41 points to settle at 80,566.20 points, marking a 0.44 percent increase from the previous close of 80,212.79 points.

Throughout the trading session, the benchmark index fluctuated, reaching a high of 80,737.70 and dipping to a low of 80,192.31.

The market witnessed significant activity with a total trading volume of 261,649,614 shares, valued at approximately Rs 13.02 billion.