KSE-100 index sheds 345.81 points to close at 49,481.70 level.

KSE-100 index sheds 345.81 points to close at 49,481.70 level.

Karachi (Staff report): The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) ended Thursday’s trading session on a negative note as the benchmark KSE-100 index shed 345.81 points, or 0.69 per cent to close at 49,481.70 points.

About 110.8 million shares of indexed companies had changed hands by the end of the session, with a total worth of nearly Rs 7.93billion.

Stocks of 389 companies were traded, of which 177 gained in value, 189 declined and 23 remained unchanged.