The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) Hundred Index remained negative on concerns over higher crude oil prices due to the Middle East situation.

The PSX benchmark 100 index closed down 1,692 points at 173,636.

The 100 index remained in the band of 1700 and a half points during the business day.

In the stock market today, deals of 67 crore shares were settled at 23 billion rupees.

Similarly, the market capitalization has decreased by one hundred and four billion rupees to 19 thousand 434 billion rupees.