Market watch: Covid spike dims investor hope at PSX
Market watch: Covid spike dims investor hope at PSX Benchmark KSE-100 index sheds 208.43 points to close at 44,978.05 KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) once again tumbled on Monday as rising coronavirus cases in the country rattled investors, pushing the benchmark index down by over 400 points in intra-day trading. Talk of a likely lockdown to be imposed in light of the proposal given by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) to contain the spread of Covid-19 amid the third wave weighed on investor sentiment. The market’s reversal was also attributed to political uncertai...