ISLAMABAD, Oct 22 (APP):The benchmark KSE-100 Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a steep bearish momentum on Thursday, shedding 2,006.67 points, a negative change of 1.21 percent, to close at 163,924.32 points against 165,930.99 points recorded in the previous trading session.
The ready market witnessed a trading volume of 367.094 million shares, compared to 379.905 million shares traded in the previous session, while the traded value decreased to Rs17.998 billion from Rs21.281 billion.
Market capitalisation dropped to Rs18.173 trillion from Rs18.384 trillion recorded a day earlier.
Out of 494 companies that traded in the ready market, 101 posted gains, 355 suffered losses, while 38 remained unchanged.
Pak Refinery led the volume chart with 25.877 million shares, followed by Cnergyico PK with 23.190 million shares and WorldCall Telecom with 22.159 million shares.
Among the top gainers, Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited surged by Rs1,216.28 to close at Rs29,103.21, while Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited advanced by Rs157.11 to settle at Rs1,728.17.
On the losing side, PIA Holding Company Limited B declined by Rs638.57 to close at Rs13,626.76, while Attock Refinery Limited fell by Rs47.96 to Rs1,089.60.
In the futures (DFC) market, turnover stood at 98.093 million shares with a traded value of Rs6.542 billion, compared with 120.731 million shares worth Rs9.783 billion in the previous session.
Of 293 companies traded in the DFC market, 31 advanced, 259 declined and 03 remained unchanged.
Source: APP (Associated Press of Pakistan)
