PSX gains 62 points.

ISLAMABAD -- The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) gained 62.98 points, a positive change of 0.15 per cent, closing at 41,856.85 points against 41,793.87 points the previous day.

A total of 289,274,485 shares were traded during the day as compared to 272,742,393 shares the previous day, whereas the price of shares stood at Rs 10.268 billion against Rs 6.770 billion on the last trading day.

As many as 340 companies transacted their shares in the stock market;147 of them recorded gains and 169 sustained losses, whereas the share price of 24 companies remained unchanged.

The three top-trading companies were Hascol Petrol with 42,448,000 shares at Rs 6.25 per share; Telecard Limited with 25,819,000...