The benchmark index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange continued with bullish trend on Monday, gaining 373.82 points, a positive change of 0.57 per cent, closing at 65,525.65 points against 65,151.83 points the previous trading day.

A total of 261,194,334 shares valuing Rs8.945 billion were traded during the day as compared to 208,408,686 shares valuing Rs7.149 billion the last day.

Some 332 companies transacted their shares in the stock market; 144 of them recorded gains and 168 sustained losses, whereas the share prices of 20 remained unchanged.

The three top trading companies were PTCL with 27,177,895 shares at Rs15.70 per share, Hascol Petrol with 21,377,000 shares with 8.08 per share and K-Electric Limited with 20,911,495 shares at Rs4.57 per share.

Nestle Pakistan Limited saw a maximum increase of Rs200 per share price, closing at Rs7,400.00, whereas the runner-up was Sapphire Fiber Limited with a Rs24.39 rise in its per share price to Rs1,495.00.

Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited witnessed a maximum decrease of Rs199.89 per share closing at Rs8,200.11, followed by Sapphire Textile Mills Limited with Rs45.17 decline to close at Rs1,479.83.