With a positive change of 1.19 percent, the index closed at 91,938.01 points as compared to 90,859.85 points on the last trading day, according to data released by the PSX on its website.

The data revealed that as many as 589,546,678 shares were traded during the day as compared to 465,865,841 shares the previous trading day, whereas the price of shares stood at Rs 29.959 billion against Rs. 23.089 billion on the last trading day.

The data showed that a total of 445 companies transacted their shares in the stock market, 258 of them recorded gains and 140 sustained losses, whereas the share price of 47 companies remained unchanged.

The bourse reported that the three top trading companies were Power Cement with 56,698,604 shares at Rs 7.12 per share, K-Electric Limited with 38,931,623 shares at Rs 4.85 per share and Maple Leaf with 36,957,197 shares at Rs41.53 per share.

The report revealed that Indus Motor Company Limited witnessed a maximum increase of Rs.70.50 per share price, closing at Rs 1,989.28, whereas the runner-up was Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited with Rs 63.75 rise in its per share price to Rs 7,505.35.

Bela Automotives Limited witnessed a maximum decrease of Rs 40.59 per share closing at Rs 365.31 followed by Blessed Textile Limited with Rs 23.20 decline to close at Rs 226.80, the data showed.