In a volatile trading session on Tuesday, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a mix of caution and optimism, as the morning session saw a resurgence of buying interest that propelled the benchmark KSE-100 Index up by over 900 points. However, the momentum was short-lived, and the index dropped by 665 points.
As trading progressed, investors opted for profit-taking, erasing the early gains and pushing the Index into the red zone. By 2:12pm, the KSE-100 was hovering at 169,840.75, marking a significant decline of 665.56 points.
According to PSX data, the trading volume stood at 284,031,410 shares with a total traded value of Rs 12,022,767,811.