The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) remained under pressure on Thursday as the benchmark KSE-100 Index fell by 150.52 points, or 0.10 percent, closing at 147,343.51 compared to 147,494.03 in the previous session.
Trading volume stood at 935.46 million shares, higher than the 856.66 million shares a day earlier, while the overall value of shares traded rose to Rs33.51 billion from Rs29.28 billion.
Out of 474 companies that traded, 238 closed with gains, 201 recorded losses, and 35 remained unchanged.
Pace (Pak) Limited led the activity with 71.48 million shares at Rs8.06 per share, followed by Bank Makramah with 66 million shares at Rs5.81 and Pak Elektron with 51.18 million shares at Rs46.83.
Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited posted the highest increase, rising by Rs757.14 to close at Rs33,077.14 per share, while Sazgar Engineering Works Limited gained Rs149.52 to reach Rs1,644.75.
On the other hand, PIA Holding Company Limited suffered the steepest decline, dropping by Rs377.99 to Rs26,622.01, followed by Sapphire Textile Mills Limited, which fell by Rs61.37 to Rs1,370.
In the futures market, 326 companies traded, with 183 advancing, 138 declining, and 5 unchanged.