Karachi (Web Desk):Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) ended the final trading session of July on a positive note, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining 546 points.
At the close of trading, the index settled at 176,094 points. Despite the last-day rally, the market recorded an overall decline of 4,207 points during July.
Throughout the month, the KSE-100 Index fluctuated within a range of 18,613 points, touching a high of 188,126 points and a low of 169,512 points.
Trading activity remained strong, with around 195 million shares changing hands during July in deals worth Rs862 billion.
The market capitalisation increased by Rs38 billion on the final trading day of the month. However, on a monthly basis, the PSX's overall market value declined by Rs442 billion to Rs19.755 trillion by the end of July.