Pakistan’s stock market closes down as the KSE-100 drops 346 points.

The benchmark KSE-100 Index dropped 346 points during the week’s last trading session on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) due to cautious trading by investors.

The index ended the session down 346 points, closing at 181,430 points.

The index showed ongoing market volatility during the trading session, reaching an intraday high of 181,647 points and a low of 180,620 points.

563 firms’ shares were traded during the session. Of these, 207 firms saw increases, 260 saw decreases, and the rest companies’ share prices remained steady.

Around 710 million shares worth Rs34 billion were traded at the exchange, demonstrating the continued high level of trading activity.