The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) experienced a notable downturn today, with the benchmark KSE100 Index recording a significant one per cent fall by the close of trading. This decline underscored a broad-based market weakness that affected primary indices and overall trading activity.
The KSE100 Index concluded the session at 172,196.70 points, shedding 1,742.31 points from its previous close of 173,939.01. The day’s trading saw the index fluctuate between a high of 174,523.76 and a low of 169,226.56.
Similarly, the KSE30 Index also registered losses, ending the day at 52,320.08. This represented a dip of 489.89 points, or 0.93 per cent, from its preceding level of 52,809.97. Intra-day trading for the KSE30 saw the index peak at 53,004.51 points before retreating to a low of 51,345.55 points.
Market activity for regular trading (REG) showed a contraction in turnover, with 1,296,211,292 shares changing hands, down from the previous session”s 1,440,629,858 shares. The traded value in the regular segment also decreased, tallying 65,274,574,491 compared to 67,992,390,799 on the prior day.
However, the Depositary Futures Contract (DFC) segment recorded an increase in turnover, reaching 358,035,000 from 272,496,500. Traded value within the DFC segment likewise grew to 19,527,103,200 from 15,287,188,335.
Odd Lot (ODL) transactions also saw a rise in both turnover and traded value, albeit from lower bases. Overall market capitalisation for the regular segment witnessed a reduction, standing at 19,060,131,922,141, a decrease from the previous 19,250,052,439,179.