ISLAMABAD (Commerce Desk): The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed an upward trend at the opening of trading on Friday, the final day of the business week, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining 474.41 points to reach 166,660.57 points.
According to the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP), a total of 152 million shares were traded during the initial trading session, with a combined value of Rs6.82 billion.
Share prices of 280 companies recorded gains, while 187 companies saw their share prices decline. The prices of 105 companies remained unchanged.
Among the most actively traded stocks, Pakistan Refinery Limited recorded a volume of 14.8 million shares, Wasil Mobility Modaraba 12.32 million shares, and Cnergyico Pakistan Limited 10.42 million shares.
During the initial session, UniCap Modaraba, Crescent Fibres Limited and Karam Ceramics Limited were among the leading companies in terms of share price gains.