KARACHI: The stocks, in a bid to recoups losses of previous week, again witnessed a bullish day as the Karachi Stock Exchange benchmark KSE-100 index Thursday gained 172.22 points to reach 32565.14 points level at closing.
The market recorded the highest trading level of 32630.11 points and lowest level of 32288.08 points, with the volume of 70,948,330 shares, having Rs5,424,978,962 value. As many as 316 companies were active; of which 106 advanced, 142 declined and 14 remained unchanged.
Technology & communication remained the highest traded sector with total volume of 12,745,000 shares, while the oil & gas marketing companies remained second traded sector with a total volume of 12,603,700 shares.
The three top traded companies were TRG Pak Ltd with a volume of 10,500,500 and price per share of 36.12 (-0.10), Pak Elektron with a volume 7,153,500 of price per share of 63.35 (0.33), Sui North Gas with a volume 6,492,500 of price per share of 28.91 (1.37).
The top three advancers were Hinopak Motor with price per share 1045 (40.05), Colgate PalmoXD with price per share of 1544 (25) and Archroma Pak with price per share of 428.85 (20.42).
The top three decliners were Packages Ltd with price per share of 582 (-9.64), Exide (PAK) with price per share of 900 (-6.67) and MCB Bank Ltd XD per share of 208.60 (-6.52).