Pakistan’s stock market closed sharply lower on Tuesday, with the benchmark index shedding 1,463.60 points, or 0.81%, amid broad-based selling across the market.
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The index settled at 179,846.68, down from the previous close of 181,310.28. During the session, the benchmark touched an intraday high of 181,017.29 and a low of 179,778.98.
Trading activity remained elevated, with market volume reaching 370.24 million shares and the traded value standing at approximately Rs26.14 billion.
Latest updates on Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX)
Across the exchange, 148 stocks advanced, 311 declined and 104 remained unchanged, reflecting a predominantly bearish trading session.
| Market Summary Main Board | |||||
| SCRIP | PRICE | HIGH | LOW | CHANGE | VOLUME |
| CNERGY | 12.84 | 13.67 | 12.62 | -0.29 | 133,907,407 |
| KEL | 7.48 | 7.84 | 7.4 | 61,848,727 | |
| HASCOL | 21.47 | 21.74 | 20.4 | 1.06 | 45,032,184 |
| UNITY | 12.05 | 12.62 | 11.75 | 0.01 | 40,090,062 |
| PRL | 71.02 | 73.45 | 69.1 | 0.91 | 31,666,040 |
| WTL | 1.23 | 1.25 | 1.2 | 28,282,358 | |
| BECO | 5.51 | 5.72 | 5.21 | 0.27 | 24,832,349 |
Cnergyico PK Limited (CNERGY) emerged as the most actively traded stock, with 133.91 million shares changing hands. The stock closed at Rs12.84, compared with its previous close of Rs13.13, declining by Rs0.29.
K-Electric (KEL) followed with 61.85 million shares traded, closing at Rs7.48 after moving between Rs7.40 and Rs7.84 during the session.
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Hascol Petroleum (HASCOL) recorded trading volume of 45.03 million shares and gained Rs1.06 to close at Rs21.47. Unity Foods (UNITY) traded 40.09 million shares and ended at Rs12.05, up marginally by Rs0.01.
Other actively traded stocks included Pakistan Refinery Limited (PRL), which saw 31.67 million shares change hands and closed Rs0.91 higher at Rs71.02. WorldCall Telecom (WTL) recorded 28.28 million shares in turnover, while Beco Steel (BECO) traded 24.83 million shares and gained Rs0.27 to close at Rs5.51.
The exchange reported total volume of 860.26 million shares, with traded value amounting to Rs38.86 billion across 466,231 trades.
A day earlier, PSX closed marginally lower on Monday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index declining 119.74 points, or 0.07%, to settle at 181,310.28 points.
The index remained volatile during the session, touching an intraday high of 182,347.50 and a low of 180,820.22. The previous close stood at 181,430.02 points.
Trading activity remained strong, with 434.73 million shares changing hands on the main index, while the reported market value stood at Rs31.75 billion.
