KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Thursday declined sharply, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index shedding over 800 intraday to fall below 45,000 mark. Article continues after this advertisementAmong other indices, the KMI-30 Index plunged 1,310.40 points to end at 73,599.87, while the KSE All Share Index dropped 402.31 points, closing at 30,655.84. The overall market volumes appreciated from 510.36 million shares in the previous session to 553.99 million shares (+8pc). Sectors that drove the benchmark index south included technology & communication (-118.59 points), banking (-115.12 points) and oil & gas exploration (-89.30 points). Among the companies, TRG Pakistan Ltd (TRG -103.56 points), Pakistan State Oil Company Ltd (PSO -35.64 points) Pak Petroleum Ltd (PPL -34.69 points) dented the index the most.

Source: Pakistan Today March 18, 2021 13:30 UTC