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PSX recovers from Yesterday’s setback

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KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) experienced selling pressure yesterday, deviating from recent upward trends. As a result, the benchmark KSE-100 Index ended the trading day with a minor decline of 225.68 points.

But today, the index showed signs of life once more, rising more than 300 points in just two hours of trade. By 11 AM, the index had opened at 65,726.04 points and was perceived to be lingering around 66,033.63 points.

Read More: 300 points boost in PSX ahead of Elections

The total trading volume of the benchmark KSE-100 index until 11 AM was nearly 44 million shares, from a range of sectors. This showed an overall improvement in the market not limited to one or few sectors.

Staff Reporter

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