PSX gains 122 point to close at 35,703 points

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ISLAMABAD, May 24 (APP): The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Friday continued to witness bullish trend as KSE 100 index bounced by 122.47points (0.34 percent) to close at 35703.81 points.

A total of 142,026,680 shares were traded, whereas the value of shares traded during the day stood at Rs 6.092 billion.Out of 313 companies, share prices of 150 companies recorded increase while 151 companies registered decrease whereas 12 companies remained stable in today’s trading.

The three top traded companies were Unity Foods Ltd with a volume of 12,258,000 and price per share of Rs 11.74, Maple Leaf with a volume of 8,753,000 and price per share of Rs 23.57 and TRG Pak Ltd with a volume of 5,765,500 and price per share of Rs 16.45.

The top advancer was Nestle Pakistan with the increase of Rs 243.99 per share, closing at Rs 7089 while Wyeth Pak Ltd XD was runner up with the increase of Rs 36.11 per share, closing at Rs 764.25.

The top decliners were Millat Tractors XD with the decrease of Rs 17.41 per share, closing at Rs 822.98 and Pak Oilfields with the decrease of Rs 13.13 per share closing at Rs 446.58.

VNS, Islamabad