Amid cautious trade, the PSX rises more than 400 points.

Despite ongoing volatility, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) saw slight increases on Wednesday.

In comparison to the previous close of 156,563.32 points, the KSE-100 index increased by 486.65 points to reach 157,050.17 points, or 0.31 percent.

It fell 484 points during intraday trading to 156,079.52 points before to making gains.

According to experts, investors’ careful trading and occasional profit-taking seem to be the main causes of the market’s volatility.

The KSE-100 Index saw a bullish trend the day before, rising 476.22 points, or 0.31 percent, and finishing at 156,563.53 points as opposed to 156,087.31 points the previous trading day.

The price of shares was Rs 55.190 billion, down from Rs 62.295 billion on the previous trading day, while a total of 1,068,521,605 shares were exchanged during the day, compared to 1,126,267,973 shares the day before.

Of the 478 firms that traded their shares on the stock exchange, 154 made money and 291 lost money, while the share prices of 33 companies stayed the same.