The KSE-100 index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) turned around to bearish trend on Tuesday, losing 1,509.61 points, a negative change of 1.33 percent, closing at 112,414.81 points as compared to 113,924.42 points on the last trading day.
A total of 880,598,305 shares were traded during the day as compared to 857,834,976 shares the previous trading day, whereas the price of shares stood at Rs 54.455 billion against Rs. 50.549 billion on the last trading day.
As many as 456 companies transacted their shares in the stock market, 129 of them recorded gains and 288 sustained losses, whereas the share price of 39 companies remained unchanged.
Earlier to this, the KSE-100 index of the PSX closed on a positive note on the first business day of the week, gaining 4,411.27 more points, a positive change of 4.03 percent, closing at 113,924.42 points as compared to 109,513.15 points on the last trading day.
A total of 857,834,976 shares were traded during the day as compared to 754,917,969 shares the previous trading day, whereas the price of shares stood at Rs 50.549 billion against Rs.39.424 billion on the last trading day.
As many as 463 companies transacted their shares in the stock market, 361 of them recorded gains and 62 sustained losses, whereas the share price of 40 companies remained unchanged.