Pakistan, Aug. 13 -- The benchmark KSE-100 Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) turned bullish on Wednesday, gaining 464.53 points, a positive change of 0.26 percent, to close at 180,311.22 points against 179,846.68 points recorded in the previous trading session.

The ready market witnessed a trading volume of 744.237 million shares, compared to 860.262 million shares traded in the previous session, while the traded value decreased to Rs32.193 billion from Rs38.862 billion. Market capitalisation increased to Rs20.177 trillion from Rs20.142 trillion recorded a day earlier.

Out of 491 companies that traded in the ready market, 249 posted gains, 211 suffered losses, while 31 remained unchanged, reflecting a positive trend across the ...