KARACHI: The Karachi Stock Exchange Thursday started with positive note but went to negative as benchmark KSE-100 index shed 133 points or 0.40 per cent to close at 33066.86 points level.
The market witnessed the highest trading level of 33437.80 points and lowest level of 33055.96 points, with the total volume of 200,055,925 shares, having Rs10,018,302,206 value. As many as 345 companies were active; of which 134 advanced, 189 declined and 22 remained unchanged.
Oil & Gas marketing companies was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 28,693,550 shares, while the Technology & Communication was second largest trading sector with the total volume of 16,711,000 shares.
The three top traded companies were Sui South Gas with a volume of 18,096,000 and price per share of 43.91 (0.88), TRG Pak Ltd with a volume 11,110,500 of price per share of 38.75 (-0.29), Sui North Gas with a volume 9,275,500 of price per share of 30.50 (0.38).
The top three advancers were Mari Petroleum with price per share 24.40 (24.40) and volume of 853,200 shares, ICI Pakistan with price per share of 487 (10.28) and volume of 7,600 shares, and Pak Engineering share of 180.28 (8.58) and volume of 4,800 shares.
The top three decliners were Hinopak Motor with price per share of 1099.45 (-44.26) and volume of 8,600 shares, Ghandhara Ind with price per share of 362.83 (-19.09) and volume of 500 shares, and Siemens Pak with per share of 965.74 (-14.76), and total volume of 140 shares.
On Wednesday, the KSE-100 index dipped 1.11 per cent, shedding 371 points to drop to 33199.86 points level at closing.
