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KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange has witnessed a mixed trend during the trading day today, resulting in a decline of 24.28 points in the KSE 100 index.
At the end of the session, the benchmark 100 index fell 24.28 points or 0.06 percent to close at 41,514.44.
Trading started on the upside and the market remained in the green for most of the session, with losses in the final hours closing the market in the red.
Sectors driving the benchmark’s SE 100 index south include technology and communications (27.03 points), power generation and distribution (20.43 points) and food and personal care products (18 points).
Volume in the all-share index rose to 179.6 million from 144.2 million on Tuesday, while the value of shares traded fell by 3.75 billion rupees, compared to 4.1 billion rupees in the previous session.
Shares of 320 companies were traded on Wednesday, out of which 131 rose, 162 fell and 27 remained unchanged.
