Stock market gains 764 points

ISLAMABAD   -   The 100-index of the PSX turned around to bullish trend on Wednesday, gaining 764.28 points, a positive change of 0.94 percent, closing at 82,247.92 points against 81,483.64 points on the last working day. A total of 422,163,158 shares were traded during the day as compared to 369,620,812 shares the previous trading day, whereas the price of shares stood at Rs18.380 billion against Rs17.062 billion on the last trading day. As many as 437 companies transacted their shares in the stock market, 248 of them recorded gains and 126 sustained losses, whereas the share price of 63 companies remained unchanged. The three top trading companies were Kohinoor Spinning with 51,886,989 shares at Rs8.92 per share, WorldCall Telecom with 29,716,479 shares at Rs1.25 per share and Pace (Pak) Limited with 25,434,647 shares at Rs5.91 per share. PIA Holding Company Limited witnessed a maximum increase of Rs89.75 per share price, closing at Rs987.29, whereas the runner-up was Hallmark Company Limited with Rs84.90 rise in its per share price to Rs933.90. Ismail Industry Limited witnessed a maximum decrease of Rs83.28 per share, closing at Rs 1,813.39, followed by Mehmood Textile Mills Limited with Rs60.40 decline to close at Rs554.07.

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