KSE-100 dips more amid political, economic fears.

The stock market extended its losses on Friday as the benchmark index shed over 200 points amid thin trading because of concern over political and economic uncertainty. Earlier, trading began on a positive note but the market could not sustain the momentum and soon dived into the red zone. Apart from the economic situation, inflation is on the rise. Moreover, political tussle over NAB cases against opposition leaders and calls for fresh elections also had an impact on the stock market. At close, the benchmark KSE-100 index recorded a decrease of 212.18 points, or 0.52 percent, to settle at 40,243.26.

A day ago, the...

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