PSX Gains Over 268 Points
UrduPoint | Pakistan Point News (21st Sep, 2026)
The benchmark KSE-100 Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a positive trend on Monday, gaining 268.58 points, representing a 0.16% change, to close at 171,153.17. This was against the previous session's close of 170,884.59.
The ready market saw a volume surge of 692.884 million shares, up from 576.258 million in the previous session, while the traded value dipped to Rs20.100 billion from Rs22.409 billion. Market capitalisation increased slightly to Rs19.041 trillion.
Out of 494 trading companies, 238 ended the day in the green, 213 suffered losses, and 43 remained unchanged.
Top volume traders:
- Tasdeeq Information: 119.631 million shares
- F. Nat. Equities: 73.709 million shares
- Media Times Limited: 70.048 million shares
Top gainers:
- Buxly Paints Limited: Rs56.97 (to Rs688.29)
- Attock Refinery Limited: Rs35.51 (to Rs1,130.66)
Top losers:
- Khyber Textile Mills Limited: Rs110.21 (to Rs1,811.83)
- Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited: Rs83.44 (to Rs25,000.00)
In the futures (DFC) market, turnover stood at 368.489 million shares with a traded value of Rs15.355 billion. This compared to 152.263 million shares and Rs6.469 billion in the previous session.
Out of 319 traded companies, 162 advanced, 154 declined, and three remained unchanged.