PSX stays in green, KSE-100 sees intraday high of 115,730


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KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) opened in the green on the final trading day of the week, with the benchmark KSE-100 index remaining in positive territory from the start of the session until 12:15 PM. During this time, the index reached a high of 115,730.98 points and a low of 115,162.69 points.

Over the past 52 weeks, the stock market has fluctuated between 64,079.97 and 118,735.10 points. Year-to-date, the PSX has gained 0.34 per cent, while over the past year, it has surged by 77.55 per cent.

Here are the top five gainers on the KSE-100 index in terms of percentage change:

SYMBOLLDCPOPENCURRENTCHANGE (%)VOLUME
PIBTL9.429.409.89+4.99%40,542,484
MARI577.62580.47601.80+4.19%3,790,524
MUREB739.75740.00759.90+2.72%4,028
NML99.2999.50101.65+2.38%1,061,212
PAEL41.6241.9742.60+2.36%11,693,003
AIRLINK176.32175.55180.41+2.32%1,416,212

Meanwhile, the top five losers in percentage change terms were:

SYMBOLLDCPOPENCURRENTCHANGE (%)VOLUME
POML128.61125.00125.10-2.73%34
HGFA9.829.529.59-2.34%88,222
BOP13.4513.5513.15-2.23%26,121,996
FHAM20.9620.5620.56-1.91%45,599
PKGP128.38127.80126.01-1.85%131
SCBPLXD59.9060.9858.80-1.84%

Previous close

The benchmark KSE-100 Index closed Thursday’s session at 115,094.23 points, recording an increase of 1,009.70 points, or 0.89 per cent. The index remained positive throughout the day, hitting an intraday high of 115,247.39 points (+1,162.86) and a low of 114,429.93 points (+345.40).

The total volume of the KSE-100 Index was 210.93 million shares. Out of the 100 index companies, 68 saw gains, 29 declined, and 3 remained unchanged.

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