Thriving Index KSE-100, the benchmark of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), took a bigger step toward achieving an all-time high of 3,134.63 points in the closing value of 108,238.96 points after a gain of 2.90 percent over the last closing. It makes over 3000 points, and is the third all-time one-day gain in history, coming first during the present year.
Arif Habib Limited appreciates the value of the traded activity which reached a peak in 19 years at more than Rs.63 billion (approximately $227 million). This can be said to be the biggest activity of the regular market since 17 April 2006.
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The volume history stands for 1,645,112,614 shares traded in comparison with the 1,749,316,877 shares traded the previous day. Against that tally of funds, the value of shares stood at Rs. 63.104 billion as opposed to Rs. 50.41 billion on Tuesday.
A total of 472 companies offered their shares in the stock market, in which 306 showed gains, whereas 129 incurred losses, and the price of shares of 37 companies remained unchanged.