*ISLAMABAD:* The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX)witnessed bearish trend on Thursday, losing 627.95 points, a negativechange of 1.55 percent, closing at 39,831.75 points against 40,459.70points.
A total of 157,992,886 shares were traded during the day compared to thetrade of 141,746,336 shares the previous day, whereas the price of sharesstood at Rs4.283 billion against Rs4.498 billion on last trading day.
As many as 333 companies transacted shares in the stock market, 40 of themrecorded gains and 269 sustained losses, whereas the share price of 24companies remained unchanged.
The three top trading companies were WorldCall Telecom with a volume of16,009,500 shares and price per share of Rs1.21, TPL Properties with thevolume of 11,878,657 and price per share of Rs16.25 and United Foods Ltdwith volume of 10,041,035 and price per share of Rs16.72.
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Allawasaya Tex witnessed a maximum increase of Rs.203.67 per share, closingat Rs2,919.37 whereas the runner-up was Bata (Pak), the share prices ofwhich climbed up by Rs.56.44 to Rs2,339.
Sapphire Tex witnessed maximum decrease of Rs86.90 per share closing atRs1,073 followed by Nestle Pakistan, the share price of which declined byRs78 to close at Rs5,902.