KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) Wednesday remained in bearish note till midday as KSE-100 index lost another 157.64 points to drop to 32286.56 points level.
The stocks recorded the highest trading level of 32464.54 points and lowest level of 32262.29 points, with the volume of 103.88 million shares, having about Rs5.08 billion value. As many as 268 companies were active; of which 101 advanced, 149 declined and 18 remained unchanged.
Inv banks/inv cos/inv securities was the top traded sector with 8,819,000 volume, while transports remained second with 5,8695000 volume.
The three top traded companies were Jah. Sidd. Co. with a volume of 11,519,000 and price per share of 21.65 (0.63), TRG Pak Ltd with a volume 8,703,500 of price per share of 28.00 (0.66), and Sui North Gas with a volume 8,449,000 of price per share of 25.10 (0.22).
The top three gainers were Service Ind. Ltd with price per share 898 (32.99), Shezan Inter with price per share of 590 (28) and Atlas Battery price per share of 709 (22.11).
The top three losers were Rafhan Maize with price per share of 8100 (-400), Khyber Tobacco with price per share of 353.40 (-18.60) and Ferozsons (Lab) per share of 955 (-17.51).
On Tuesday, the PSX recorded bearish trading activities for the first time in the last 11 days as investors tracked lower international oil prices to book profits at higher levels. The stocks declined by 0.8 per cent or 262.02 points to 32,444.20 points as compared with 32,706.22 points of Monday. The KSE All Share Index nosedived by 0.63 per cent or 143.59 points to 22,608.51 points, the KSE 30-Index slipped by 0.84 per cent or 160.27 points to 18,963.84 points, the KMI 30-Index slumped by 0.74 percent or 410.78 points, whereas the Islamic All Share Index dipped by 0.75 percent or 116.36 points to 15,313.59 points.