KARACHI ( WEB DESK )
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSE) continued its downward trend on Monday and the KSE-100 Index rose by 257.51 points to 43674.28 points while the share prices of 56.53% companies rose, resulting in a market capitalization of 41.23 billion.
An increase of Rs However, in terms of share turnover, trading volume was 18.78% lower
than the previous trading session. The KSE-100 Index reached a high of 43761 points
during I&T trading. The level could not be maintained due to profit taking trend but
remained strong and at the end of trading the KSE-100 Index closed at 43674.28 points
with an increase of 257.51 points. The KSE 30 Index gained 115.61 points to 18213.33
points and the KSE All Shares Index gained 157.26 points to close at Rs 30601.75.
A total of 398 stocks were traded yesterday, of which 225 stocks rose, 154 fell and
19 remained stable. Fiber rose by Rs 63.99 to Rs 980 and Bata Pak by Rs 30 to Rs 1530,
while Colgate-Palmolo fell by Rs 55 to Rs 2900 and Indus Dyeing fell by Rs 35.34 to
Rs 500.01.