Pakistan, July 25 -- The benchmark KSE-100 Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) remained in the red on Friday, shedding 718.25 points, a negative change of 0.42 percent, to close at 171,021.20 points against 171,739.45 points recorded on the previous trading day.

During the session, the ready market recorded a trading volume of 579.945 million shares with a traded value of Rs23.896 billion, compared to 525.122 million shares valuing Rs23.428 billion in the previous session. The market capitalization stood at Rs19.278 trillion, down from Rs19.361 trillion a day earlier.

Out of 492 active companies in the ready market, 186 advanced, 270 declined, and 36 remained unchanged. Cnergyico PK led the volume chart with 59.328 million shares...