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Tuesday, February 18, 2025  
19 Shaban 1446  

Shares at PSX’s benchmark index lose over 200 points in intraday update

KSE-100 index was trading at 112,504.61 levels at 12:38am
Screengrab via PSX website
Screengrab via PSX website

Shares at the Pakistan Stock Exchange’s benchmark index lost over 200 points in the intraday update on Tuesday, a day after the local bourse mirrored the trend in global markets reacting negatively to the news that the US new tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada, and China.

According to the PSX website, the KSE-100 index was trading at 112,504.61 levels after gaining 240.40 points at 12:38am.

On Monday, the KSE-100 index closed at 112,745 points, down by 1,510 points or 1.32%.

“Investor sentiment was largely influenced by the growing concerns over escalating trade tensions and the potential impact on global economic stability. Consequently, the KSE-100 followed the international market’s lead, with significant losses across various sectors,” the Topline Securities said.

Globally, Hong Kong shares hit two-month highs, US equity futures rose and currencies swung to and fro in big ranges as investors scrambled to keep up with sudden changes in US trade policy.

S&P 500 futures were up 0.4% on Tuesday and the dollar reversed gains on Mexico’s peso and the Canadian dollar after promises to increase border enforcement prompted US President Donald Trump to suspend imminent tariffs.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was up 2.5%, even though an additional 10% tariff was due to hit Chinese goods from 0501 GMT, with electric vehicle makers leading the charge.

European equity futures rose by a more cautious 0.2%. Oil, which had jumped, slipped, and at $75.46 Brent crude futures were near to a one-month low.

Bitcoin which had sunk close to $91,000 a day earlier, traded around $102,000.

Australian shares advanced 0.4% and Japanese stocks rose 1.7%, though gains were smaller than Monday’s losses as trade-war fears swept financial markets.

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