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Bears dominate PSX as benchmark index sheds over 800 points
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday declined sharply, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index shedding 824 points to close at 40,008, down 2 per cent.
The market opened at 40,833 points, which remained the day's high, and went down to 39,931 points before making a slight recovery before the closing bell.
As many as 104.3 million shares of benchmark companies worth Rs5.7 billion changed hands during the session. Out of the total 332 symbols traded, 275 declined, 44 advanced and 13 remained unchanged.