The KSE-100 was at 177,715.98 points at 12:40 pm Thursday, declining 1,367.82 points (0.76%) as reported by Mettis Global. After briefly surpassing 180,000 earlier in the session and peaking at 180,310.44, the index turned lower amid reports that former Prime Minister Imran Khan might be released on bail.
The index touched a low of 177,317.80, resulting in an intraday swing of 2,992.64 points. Trading volume across constituents reached 153.55 million shares, with 79 stocks falling, 20 rising and one unchanged. Commercial banks led the decline, shedding 464.61 points. AKBL posted the steepest drop among laggards, whereas MARI rose 1.56%, adding 88.12 points to the index.
