Pakistan Market Wrap: The benchmark index closed on a sharply negative note – By IIS Research
- The benchmark index closed on a sharply negative note, declining from the outset amid global uncertainty and rising oil prices, which weighed on investor sentiment. Trading volumes decreased to 229mn shares today as compared to 425mn shares in the previous session. Today, the KSE-100 index lost 6,683 points to close at 172,170 level, down by -3.74% DoD. Banks, Cement, and E&Ps sectors were the major laggards in today's session, cumulatively shedding 3506 points from the index.