The 100-Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued its bullish trend on Friday, surging by 810.19 points, or 0.98%, to close at 83,531.96 points, up from 82,721.77 points the previous trading day.
During the session, a total of 381,529,555 shares were traded, an increase from 319,879,266 shares traded on the prior day. The total value of shares exchanged stood at Rs 20.523 billion, compared to Rs 16.414 billion the day before.
Out of 444 companies that traded their shares in the market, 201 recorded gains, while 167 sustained losses, and 76 companies saw their share prices remain unchanged.
The top three trading companies included Pace (Pak) Limited with 59,298,044 shares traded at Rs 6.29 per share, Pak Petroleum with 21,636,537 shares at Rs 118.60 per share, and Kohinoor Spinning with 19,496,228 shares at Rs 8.12 per share.
Hallmark Company Limited experienced the highest price increase, climbing by Rs 91.85 to close at Rs 1,175.34 per share, followed closely by Sapphire Fibres Limited, which saw a rise of Rs 79.00, ending at Rs 1,349.00 per share.
