Market watch: Stocks tumble amid political scare
Benchmark KSE-100 index drops 392.06 points to close at 44,913.57
Foreign institutional investors were net buyers of Rs37.6 million worth of shares during the trading session. PHOTO: REUTERS
KARACHI:
The Pakistan Stock Exchange began the week on a negative note on Monday, with the benchmark KSE-100 index diving nearly 700 points during the session as the market reacted to repercussions of a strike call.
Gathering clouds on the political and security fronts spooked investors and they began offloading stocks following the decision taken by traders across the country to keep markets shut after former chairman of the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, Mufti Muneebur Rehman, late on Sunday called for a nationwide strike.