Profit-Taking Sees PSX Lose Over 420 Points 

The 100-Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) lost 423.76 points on Tuesday to close at 93,224.56 points.   A total of 792,904,878 shares were traded during the day as compared to 815,188,409 shares the previous trading day, whereas the price of shares stood at Rs 30.788 billion against Rs.37.324 billion on the last trading day.   As many as 454 companies transacted their shares in the stock market, 151 of them recorded gains and 242 sustained losses, whereas the share price of 61 companies remained unchanged.  Brokerage house Topline Securities attributed this negative session to investors choosing to book profits on prominent stocks that had appreciated in recent sessions. Major contributors to the decline included PPL (-1.94 percent), OGDC (-1.49 percent), ENGRO (-2.06 percent), SYS (-1.49 percent), and HBL (-1.53 percent), collectively shaving 267 points off the index.  The pharmaceutical sector, however, continued to attract investor interest, with HALEON, ABOT, and GLAXO all closing higher than their previous sessions, extending their recent rally, Topline added.