Market watch: Stock market undergoes correction
Benchmark KSE-100 index drops 64.36 points to close at 48,126.90
KARACHI:
The three-day winning streak at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) came to an end on Wednesday with a slight drop of over 60 points in the benchmark KSE-100 index amid a lack of positive triggers.
The index displayed volatility and moved between intra-day high and low of 95 and 231 points respectively.
Absence of positive cues kept investors cautious throughout the trading session. Profit-booking was noted in cement, exploration and production and fertiliser sectors.
Earlier, taking cue from Tuesday’s performance, stock trading began on a bullish note, but bears soon took over and dominated market proceedings throughout the session.
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Stocks at Pakistan Stock exchange were hammered on the last trading day of the week as index continued to lose ground to selling pressure over rising political uncertainty, while rising covid-19 cases in the country have also stoked fears of complete lockdown- denting market sentiments.
On Friday, the benchmark kse-100 opened on a positive note and touched intra-day high at 45,056.90 level after gaining 193 points, but reversing its trajectory the index lost 711.42 and touched intra-day low at 44,151.69 level. However, the index clocked at 44,262.35 level by the closing bell after posting a 600.75 points loss.
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