KARACHI (Dunya News) – The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday witnessed bearish trend amid uncertain investor sentiments ahead of major economic developments in upcoming month of December.
During intraday trading, the KSE-100 index benchmark dropped by 697.67 points to reach 160,994.82 points, reflecting a negative change of 0.43 percent compared to previous close of 161,692.49 points.
The uncertainty comes as the investors are closely monitoring the upcoming announcement of the revised monetary policy rate, scheduled for December 15, 2025, by the State Bank of Pakistan's (SBP) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).
Furthermore, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is also set to announce its decision about release of a loan tranche to Pakistan.
A day earlier, the benchmark KSE-100 Index witnessed a bearish trend, losing 291.59 points, a decline of 0.18 percent, to close at 161,692.49 points compared to 161,984.09 points on the previous trading day.
A total of 590.53 million shares were traded in the ready market with a value of Rs22.15 billion, against 490.35 million shares worth Rs23.66 billion in the previous session. Market capitalisation decreased to Rs18.417 trillion from Rs18.469 trillion.
Out of 477 active companies, 155 closed higher, 284 declined, and 38 remained unchanged.