Trading at PSX halts; KSE-100 falls 1324 points

Trading at PSX halts; KSE-100 falls 1324 points

KARACHI: The trading activities at Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) halted as KSE-30 index fell more than 4 percent in intraday on Thursday.

The benchmark KSE-100 index also witnessed 1324 points or 3.64 percent decline during intraday trading. The KSE-100 has come down and is trading at 36,348 points.

The PSX is also following the global stock market which witnessed sharp decline after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus as pandemic.

The trading activities at the PSX has been stopped for the second time in this week.

The trading has been halted for 45 minutes and will resume at 3:00pm PST.