As bulls dominated the bourse, the index appreciated by 1,047.98 points, showing a positive change of 1.18 percent when compared to last day’s trading of compared to 88,945.99 points, as per data available on PSX website.

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The data showed as many as 695,544,676 shares were traded during the day as compared to 757,648,007 shares the previous trading day, whereas the price of shares stood at Rs 37.873 billion against Rs. 36.047 billion on the last trading day.

The stock exchanged reported that a total of 457 companies transacted their shares in the stock market, 181 of them recorded gains and 222 sustained losses, whereas the share price of 54 companies remained unchanged.

It further reported the three top trading companies were Fauji Foods Limited with 57,561,820 shares at Rs 10.01 per share, K-Electric Limited with 41,399,129 shares at Rs 4.58 per share and Sui South Gas with 38,036,205 shares at Rs 11.98 per share.

The data revealed Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited witnessed a maximum increase of Rs.371.44 per share price, closing at Rs 7,400.00, whereas the runner-up was Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited with Rs 229.44 rise in its per share price to Rs 18,685.00.

The bourse said Sapphire Textile Mills Limited witnessed a maximum decrease of Rs 73.47 per share closing at Rs 1,101.53 followed by Nestle Pakistan Limited with Rs 59.84 decline to close at Rs 6,565.12.