<ul><li><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:medium;">Amid persistent
profit-taking and a lack of fresh positive triggers, the benchmark index ended
the day in negative territory after a session of significant volatility.
Trading activity intensified, with volume climbing to 1,570mn shares from
yesterday's 1,275mn. The KSE-100 declined by 736 points (0.45%) to close at 164,531,
with the Banking, Power, and Oil & Gas sectors contributing the most to the
losses.</span></li></ul>
