KSE 100-share index falls 18 points

KARACHI: Karachi Stock Exchange benchmark 100-share index fell 0.08 percent, or 18.46 points, to 23,800.97 on Wednesday.Currencies also affected the local bourse and the market saw profit-taking at...

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KSE 100-share index falls 18 points
KARACHI: Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) benchmark 100-share index fell 0.08 percent, or 18.46 points, to 23,800.97 on Wednesday.

Currencies also affected the local bourse and the market saw profit-taking at the end of the session.

Engro Corporation Ltd fell 4.54 percent to 147.13 rupees while Pakistan Petroleum Ltd was down 0.96 percent at 209.00 rupees.

The rupee ended weaker at 107.58/107.63 against the dollar, compared with Tuesday’s close of 107.52/107.57. Overnight rates in the money market remained flat at 7.50 percent. (Reuters)