Pakistan, May 14 -- The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) experienced a volatile trading session on Wednesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index closing marginally lower at 118,536.52 points-a decrease of 39.36 points or 0.03%. Earlier in the day, the index surged past the 119,000 mark, reaching an intraday high of 119,460.54 points, before profit-taking in key sectors led to a decline. The session saw a wide trading range of 1,311.90 points, with a total of 273.52 million shares traded on the KSE-100 and 609.06 million shares across 451 listed companies.

The initial gains were driven by optimism surrounding the commencement of talks between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the upcoming fiscal year 2026 budget. Investors...