KARACHI, Jan. 16 -- Rising geopolitical tensions rattled the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Thursday, pushing the benchmark KSE-100 index below the 181,000-point mark for the second consecutive session. Investors offloaded positions amid heightened uncertainty in the Middle East, with risk appetite remaining muted despite underlying market resilience.

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The KSE-100 index closed at 181,456.34 points, down 1,113.48 points, or 0.61 per cent, according to Ali Najib, Deputy Head of Trading at Arif Habib Ltd. "The market momentum stayed muted as rising geopolitical tensions cast a long shadow over investor sentiment," he said, adding that participants adopted a cautious, wait-and-s...