Trading began in the positive zone, and at one point, the KSE-100 Index climbed to an intraday high of 162,052.45 points. However, profit-taking soon set in, dragging the index down to an intraday low of 159,216.86 points.
By the close of trading, the KSE-100 Index had shed 1,703.57 points, or 1.06%, to settle at 159,578.19 points.
It is worth noting that on Tuesday, the index had already dropped by 1,521.39 points, or 0.93%, closing at 161,281.77 points.
