The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) 100-index gained 522.42 points on Friday, a 1.15 percent increase, closing at 45,920.73 points vs 45,398.31 points the previous trading day.
A total of 504,550,463 shares were traded during the day, compared to 464,226,100 shares the previous day, and the share price was Rs 12.012 billion, compared to Rs 10.104 billion the previous trading day.
In total, 339 firms traded their shares on the stock exchange, with 197 recording gains and 121 suffering losses, while the share price of 21 companies remained steady.
WorldCall Telecom had 106,503,443 shares traded at Rs 1.46 per share, Fauji Foods Ltd had 44,280,040 shares traded at Rs.6.88 per share, and Cnergyico PK had 35,911,615 shares traded at Rs.3.32 per share.
Colgate Palm saw the greatest increase of Rs 89.45 per share price, closing at Rs 1,475.00, while Mehmood Tex saw a Rs 29.00 increase in its per share price, closing at Rs 729.00.
Bhanero Tex saw the greatest drop of Rs 30.00 per share, finishing at Rs 920.00, followed by Philip Morris Pak, which dropped Rs 14.99 to close at Rs 419.01.
