Summary PSX opened the week in positive territory, with the KSE-100 index gaining 137.15 points to reach 166,556.86, following a 233.55-point rise in the previous session.
KARACHI (Dunya News) – The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) opened in positive territory on Monday, with the benchmark KSE-100 index rising 137.15 points to reach 166,556.86 during the trading session.
The index opened the session with a previous close of 166,419.71 points and moved between an intraday high of 166,698.46 and a low of 165,918.34.
Trading volume stood at 51,912,244 shares, reflecting market activity during the session.
In previous session, the benchmark KSE-100 Index gained 233.55 points, a positive change of 0.14 percent, to close at 166,419.72 points against 166,186.17 points recorded in the previous trading session.
The ready market witnessed a trading volume of 396.904 million shares, compared to 517.601 million shares traded in the previous session, while the traded value stood at Rs 18.679 billion against Rs 23.571 billion.
Market capitalisation advanced to Rs 18.479 trillion from Rs 18.475 trillion recorded a day earlier.
Out of 498 companies that traded in the ready market, 211 posted gains, 254 suffered losses, while 33 remained unchanged.
