The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed higher on Friday as the benchmark KSE-100 Index gained 500.11 points, or 0.28%, to settle at 177,873.88 points.
The index had closed at 177,373.76 points in the previous session. During Friday’s trading, it reached an intraday high of 179,284.34 points and a low of 176,865.05 points.
Market activity remained positive, with 284 companies recording gains against 184 declining stocks, while 29 remained unchanged. A total of 497 companies traded on the Ready Market.
Trading volume reached 1.04 billion shares, compared with 1.07 billion shares in the previous session. The total traded value declined to Rs31 billion from Rs31.63 billion, while the market’s total capitalisation increased to Rs19.33 trillion from Rs19.22 trillion.
