ISLAMABAD: 100-index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) shed 42.89 points, nominal negative change of 0.08 percent, closing at 51,027.94 points against 51,070.83 points previous day. Total of 321,403,857 shares valuing Rs 11.091 billion were traded during day as compared to 364,070,705 shares valuing Rs 15.930 billion previous day.

As many as 342 companies transacted their shares in stock market, 143 of them recorded gains and 171 sustained losses whereas share price of 28 companies remained unchanged.

Three top-trading companies were Pak Refinery with 33,555,439 shares at Rs 18.64 per share, Fauji Foods Ltd with 29,104,963 shares at Rs 6.98 per share and Bankislami Pak with 15,533,332 shares at Rs 19.19 per share.

Sanofi-Aventis witnessed maximum increase of Rs 56.44 per share price, closing at Rs 808.94 whereas runner-up was Pak Services with Rs 47.83 rise in its per share price to Rs 749.83.

Rafhan Maize witnessed maximum decrease of Rs 100 per share closing at Rs 8,000 followed by Philip Morris Pak with Rs 39.85 decline to close at Rs 491.55.

Published in The Daily National Courier, October, 25 2023

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