PSX Ends Bearish, KSE-100 Index Slips by 0.34%

The Pakistan Stock Exchange concluded the trading session on a negative trajectory, witnessing a bearish trend on Tuesday.

The benchmark KSE-100 Index experienced a decline of 225.68 points or 0.34%, settling at 65,726.04 levels at the close of the market, compared to 65,951.73 points recorded on the previous trading day.

Trading activity saw 396.59 million shares, valued at Rs16.591 billion, exchanged throughout the day, in contrast to 472.86 million shares, worth Rs16.282 billion, traded on the preceding day.

Among the 350 companies participating in the stock market, 134 recorded gains, while 202 sustained losses, with the share prices of 14 remaining unchanged.

Leading the trading activity were Kohinoor Spinning, trading 39.72 million shares at Rs5.50 per share, followed by Pak Refinery, with 34.04 million shares traded at Rs28.96 per share, and PTCL, transacting 24.85 million shares at Rs12.22 per share.