ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a bearish trend on Monday as the benchmark 100-index lost 277.87, recording a negative change of 0.43 percent.
The market closed at 64,237.03 points against 64,514.90 points the previous trading day.
A total of 484,012,978 shares valuing Rs.12.744 billion were traded during the day as compared to 949,559,318 shares valuing Rs.19.355 billion the last day.
Some 358 companies transacted their shares in the stock market; 104 of them recorded gains and 223 sustained losses, whereas the share prices of 31 remained unchanged.
The three top-trading companies were K-Electric with 168,810,077 shares at Rs5.90 per share, WorldCall Telecom with 21,983,447 shares at Rs1.44 per share and PIAC(A) with 17,943,000 shares at Rs8.36 per share.
Pak Suzuki Motor Company witnessed a maximum increase of Rs50.46 per share price, closing at Rs723.31, whereas the runner-up was Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills with a Rs35.00 rise in its per share price to Rs575.00.
Nestle Pakistan Limited witnessed a maximum decrease of Rs150.00 per share closing at Rs8,250.00, followed by Sapphire Fibres Limited with Rs135.00 decline to close at Rs1,665.00.
