KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange was bearish during the trading day today, with the KSE 100 index falling 0.58 percent due to lack of positive sentiment.
At the end of the session on the Pakistan Stock Exchange, the benchmark index closed down 244.21 points or 0.58 percent at 41,538.72.
Index-heavy automobile, cement, fertilizer and banking sectors ended in the red, Arif Habib Ltd said in its report as the PSX recorded a mixed session.
Sectors painting the benchmark SE 100 index in the red include cement (67.37 points), technology and communication (53.90 points) and fertilizer (47.91 points).
The volume of the all-share index fell to 144.2 million from 179.1 million, while the value of shares traded fell to Rs 4.1 billion from Rs 5.6 billion in the previous session.
Shares of 327 companies were traded on Tuesday, of which 91 rose, 208 fell and 28 remained unchanged.
