PSX sheds 241 points to close at 36,784

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday continued to observe bearish trend as KSE-100 index plunged by 241.83 points (0.65 per cent) to close at 36,784.44 points.

In overallĀ 48,195 trades, a total of 110,648,240 shares were traded, whereas the value of shares traded during the day stood at Rs4.619 billion. Out of 326 companies, share prices of 93 companies recorded increase while 216 companies registered decrease whereas 17 companies remained stable in todayā€™s trading.

The three top traded companies were Unity Foods Ltd with a volume of 12,359,000 and price per share of Rs13.36, Pak Elektron with a volume of 9,336,500 and price per share of Rs22.76 and Bank of Punjab XD with a volume of 6,334,000 and price per share of Rs12.43.

The top advancer was Philip Morris Pakistan with the increase of Rs150.89 per share, closing at Rs3,498.89 while Nestle Pakistan XD was runner up with the increase of Rs120 per share, closing at Rs7,750.

The top decliners were Bata Pakistan XD with the decrease of Rs38 per share, closing at Rs1,431 and Murree Brewery XD with the decrease of Rs22 per share closing at Rs775.

 

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