The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed marginally lower on Friday, with the KSE-100 Index dropping by 68.13 points to settle at 138,597.36, reflecting a slight decline of 0.05 percent.
During the session, the benchmark index touched an intraday high of 140,585.38 and a low of 138,343.72, showing signs of cautious trading amid thin investor sentiment.
Trading activity remained moderate, with a volume of 609.4 million shares and 31.6 billion rupees in value spread across 337,626 trades.
The total number of active symbols stood at 477, with 119 advancing, 331 declining, and 27 remaining unchanged.
The previous session’s KSE-100 close was 138,665.49, following an upward trajectory of 2,285.53 points.
The market witnessed an increase of 1.68 percent, the KSE-100 index closed at 138,665.49 points, as compared to 136,379.96 points on the last trading day.
During the day, the market mostly experienced a upward trend, with a total of 486 shares traded in the stock market, while 306 shares saw profits, 154 saw losses, and 26 remained unchanged.