The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) shed 244.21 points on Tuesday, a negative change of 0.58 per cent, closing at 41,538.72 points against 41,782.93 points the previous day.
A total of 144,168,405 shares were traded during the day as compared to 179,118,281 shares the previous day, whereas the price of shares stood at Rs.4,124 billion against Rs. 5.568 billion on the last trading day.
As many as 327 companies transacted their shares in the stock market; 91of them recorded gains and 208 sustained losses, whereas the share price of 28 companies remained unchanged.