Pakistan, June 13 -- The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) saw volatile trading on Thursday, with its benchmark KSE-100 Index swaying in both directions before closing the day lower by 260 points.

The KSE-100 starting the session positive, hitting an intra-day high of 126,718.28.

However, the index witnessed selling pressure in the second half, which pushed it to the negative territory.

At close, the benchmark index settled at 124,093.12, down by 259.56 points or 0.21%.

"The Pakistan stock market ended the session on a negative note, weighed down by cautious investor sentiment and profit-taking activity. The benchmark index moved within range, recording an intraday high of 2,365 points and a low of 501 points, before closing at 124,093 - ...