PSX Maintains Bullish Trend, Gains 1,632 Points

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Islamabad: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued its bullish momentum on Tuesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining 1,632.41 points—an increase of 1.47 percent—to close at 113,010.38 points, compared to 111,377.97 points in the previous session.

The trading volume surged to 486.93 million shares, up from 415.16 million shares recorded in the last session, while the total share value rose to Rs 30.38 billion from Rs 23.95 billion.

Out of 447 companies that traded their shares, 264 recorded gains, 117 saw losses, and 66 remained unchanged.

The top three trading companies were:

Bank of Punjab: 59.15 million shares at Rs 10.83 per share

WorldCall Telecom: 30.02 million shares at Rs 1.56 per share

Citi Pharma Limited: 21.95 million shares at Rs 106.56 per share

In the gainers’ list, Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited recorded the highest increase of Rs 183.14 per share, closing at Rs 23,415.42, followed by Sapphire Textile Mills Limited, which gained Rs 34.32 to close at Rs 1,200.

On the losing side, Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited registered the biggest decline, losing Rs 124.95 per share to close at Rs 9,365.05. Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited followed, shedding Rs 20.87 to close at Rs 661.61.