Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) benchmark index, the KSE-100, was down 6029.47 points to 173,574.26 points by 3:00pm on Monday.
The index lost 3.36 per cent from its previous close of 179,603.73 at a trading volume of 293,619,416, and a value of 28,556,324,354.
The top active stocks were led by K-Electric Limited, falling 3.98pc to Rs8.21 at a volume of 48,142,642, followed by Hum Network Limited rising 4.92pc to Rs12.80 at a volume of 44,299,472, and Worldcall Telecom Limited, falling 4.91pc to Rs1.55 at a volume of 43,653,827.
The top advancing stocks were led by Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited, rising 19.37 to Rs2.28, followed by 786 Investments Limited, rising 10.03 to Rs17.88, and Agritech Non-Voting (Pref) Class A, rising 10.01 to Rs38.67.
The top decliners were LSE Capital Limited.(Right), down 16.96pc to Rs1.91; Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited, down 12.09pc to Rs6.91; and EKohinoor Industries Limited, down 10.01pc to Rs50.27.
Bears remained dominant in the market last week, with Topline Securities noting that the ongoing negative momentum was due to the “ongoing result session, where corporate results fell short of investors’ expectations”.
