Islamabad: The benchmark KSE-100 Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a bearish trend on Tuesday, losing 2,546.94 points, a negative change of 1.41 percent, to close at 177,955.51 points against 180,502.45 points recorded in the previous trading session. The ready market witnessed a trading volume of 1.039 billion shares, compared to 1.048 billion shares traded in the previous session, while the traded value increased to Rs50.741 billion from Rs48.325 billion. Market capitalisation declined to Rs19.906 trillion from Rs20.199 trillion recorded a day earlier. Out of 494 companies that traded in the ready market, 104 posted gains, 368 suffered losses, while 22 remained unchanged, reflecting a bearish trend across the market. Cnergyico PK led the volume chart with 231.461 million shares, followed by Hascol Petrol with 50.310 million shares and Sui South Gas with 45.472 million shares. Among the top gainers, Hoechst Pakistan Limited surged by Rs69.54 to close at Rs3,999.99, while Buxly Paints Limited advanced by Rs36.96 to settle at Rs406.60. On the losing side, Sapphire Textile Mills Limited declined by Rs65.04 to close at Rs1,364.97, while Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited fell by Rs56.83 to Rs909.48. In the futures (DFC) market, turnover stood at 248.175 million shares with a traded value of Rs14.101 billion, compared with 238.939 million shares worth Rs13.289 billion in the previous session. Of the 308 companies traded in the DFC market, 24 advanced, 283 declined and one remained unchanged. APP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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