Pakistan's KSE-Index100-index loses 3 points to end at 10702
Pakistan Times Business & Commerce Desk

KARACHI: Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE)100-index closed Tuesday at 10702 down three points.

After much variations on the 100-index, the stock market closed in negative zone.

The market opened up on a positive note with addition of 36 points to 100-index. On one occasion, the 100-index touched 10787-point highest level.

However, towards the close of trading, the investors’ mood soon changed driven by their profit-taking motives owing to the roll-over week and the index went tumbling down to the negative zone at close of trading session.

However, buying of the financial institutions and the small investors’ interest in banking stocks kept the market in positive zone.

The shares of 334 companies were traded; among them the share price of 144 companies increased and that another 144 decreased; while, the share price of 46 companies remained stable.

Volume leaders National Bank up by Rs0.95 ended at Rs260.85, OGDCL maintained Rs116.25 and PTCL up by Rs0.05 to Rs49.90.

Turnover today aggregated to 126 million shares. KSE-30 index deflated by 46 points to close at 13,446.●