The KSE-100 index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) turned bearish on Tuesday, losing 1,308.72 points, a negative change of 1.13 percent before closing at 114,860.69 points as compared to 116,169.41 points on the last trading day.

A total of 1,252,980,316 shares were traded during the day as compared to 1,470,661,659 shares the previous trading day, whereas the price of shares stood at Rs 62.722 billion against Rs. 66.628 billion on the last trading day.

As many as 470 companies transacted their shares in the stock market, 134 of them recorded gains and 297 sustained losses, whereas the share price of 39 companies remained unchanged.

On the first business day of the week, the KSE-100 index of the PSX witnessed a bullish trend, gaining 1,867.61 points before closing at 116,169.41 points as compared to 114,301.80 points on the last trading day.

A total of 1,470,661,659 shares were traded during the day as compared to 1,118,570,230 shares the previous trading day, whereas the price of shares stood at Rs 66.628 billion against Rs.59.511 billion against the last trading day.

As many as 477 companies transacted their shares in the stock market, 246 of them recorded gains and 194 sustained losses, whereas the share price of 37 companies remained unchanged.

Source: APP