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Stockbrokers look at the latest support prices during the trading session at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (S) in Karachi on February 3, 2020. — afp/files

1. The KSE-100 index closed at 40,075.96 points.
2. The index opens in the green but closes in the red with a loss of 74.40 points or 0.19%.
3. Shares of 312 companies were traded during the session.

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a range-bound session on Monday, with a fall of 70 points.

The market opened in the green, however, closed on a negative note. Despite the local currency ending a losing streak against the US dollar, investors turned heads.

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At the close, the benchmark KSE-100 index lost 74.40 points or 0.19 percent to close at 40,075.96 points.

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A report by Arif Habib Limited said the market remained range-bound today, adding that volume remained dry on the main board. On the contrary, the tertiary stocks saw decent volume.

Shares of 309 companies were traded during the session. 101 shares were in the green, 182 were in the red and 26 were unchanged at the close of business.

Overall trading volume fell to 110.42 million shares compared to Friday's 170.27 million. During the day, the value of the shares stood at Rs 3.71 billion.

TPL Properties Ltd was the volume leader with 12.72 million shares traded, up Rs 0.17 to close at Rs 17.82. It was followed by trades of 9.21 million shares of TRG Pakistan Limited, which lost Rs.0.12 to close at Rs.91.59 and Worldcall Telecom Limited, which traded 8.63 million shares, lost by Rs.0.12 to close at Rs.1.17.