Pakistan, July 28 -- The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) remained in negative territory during the first half of Tuesday's trading session, as cautious investor sentiment and profit-taking kept the benchmark KSE-100 Index under pressure. After opening on a weak note, the market extended its losses before recovering slightly later in the session. Despite the decline, trading activity remained strong with healthy volumes and steady investor participation.

By 1:00pm, the KSE-100 Index stood at 177,982.68, down 279.65 points, or 0.16%, from the previous close of 178,262.33. Moreover, the index had dropped to an intraday low of 177,914.38 at 9:39am, reflecting a decline of 347.95 points, before trimming some of its earlier losses. The movement ...