ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Stock Exchange Tuesday witnessed slightly growth in early trading by adding just 21.08 points to reach 39299.19 points level.
On Monday, the stocks closed lower as there was a lack of triggers, while increased political tension dampened the investor sentiments. The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark 100-share Index closed lower 0.47 percent or 186.54 points to 39,278.11 points. The highest index of the day remained at 39,596.02 points, while the lowest level of the day was recorded at 39,249.00 points. Turnover fell 77 million shares to 252.63 million shares. Trading value decreased to Rs9.94 billion as against Rs12.59 billion. Market capital fell to Rs7.92 trillion from Rs7.95 trillion. Out of 420 companies, 162 ended up, 242 closed down and 16 remained unchanged.
