The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) concluded the final trading session of 2025 today on a bearish note, with the benchmark KSE-100 index plummeting by more than 400 points amid a general market retreat.
The KSE-100 Index shed 418.47 points, representing a 0.24 per cent fall, to close at 174,054.32. Throughout the day’s trading, the index navigated a high of 175,232.90 and a low of 173,564.33.
Similarly, the KSE-30 Index experienced a downturn, falling by 187.58 points, a 0.35 per cent decrease, to settle at 53,302.93. The index recorded an intraday high of 53,749.01 and a low of 53,194.67.
Despite the decline in index values, market activity in the regular segment showed a notable increase in volume. Total turnover rose to 957,239,350 shares, compared to 851,043,961 shares traded in the previous session.
However, the total value of traded shares experienced a slight reduction, amounting to PKR 44.23 billion against the previous day”s PKR 44.90 billion.
Concurrently, the overall market capitalisation witnessed a marginal erosion, finishing at PKR 19,689.88 trillion from PKR 19,692.65 trillion recorded a day earlier.