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PSX Slips into Red Amid Profit-Taking and Cautious Market Mood

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Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) saw a volatile trading session on Tuesday, with early gains giving way to profit-taking by investors amid cautious sentiment in Asian markets. The KSE-100 Index climbed to 187,829.72 but later fell to 187,018.89 due to selling pressure across sectors like automobile assemblers and oil marketing companies.

By mid-morning, the benchmark index was down 235.24 points or 0.13%, trading at 187,219.45. Despite healthy market participation of 251.22 million shares valued at Rs18.90 billion, investor sentiment remained cautious with regional equity markets largely lower.

Market participants noted selective profit-taking after recent highs and a wait-and-watch approach as they await fresh domestic triggers to guide the market’s next move.

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