Bears continued to stay in the driving seat at the Islamabad Stock Exchange (ISE) where equities showed negative signs under the lead of trend-setters amid decrease in index. ISE Ten Index was down by 41.88 points as the ISE Ten Index moved from 2,173.26 to 2,131.38 points.
The volume of trade amounted to 1,489,309 shares as compared to previous turnover of 1,124,789 shares. Total 162 companies participated in buying and selling activity. Majority of stocks (94) closed in negative territory, 68 closed in positive zone, whereas zero company remained pegged to its overnight levels. The volume of DG Khan Cement was 311,600 shares. The turnover of Arif Habib Securities was 190,000 shares. The volume of Adamjee Insurance was 159,250 shares.