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Over a 400-point drop on the PSX

On Monday, after several analysts lowered their growth forecast for fiscal year 2023 and the government released an assessment of the damages caused by floods, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) finished in the red.

The KOSPI ended the day at 41,859.30, a drop of 449.81 points (1.06%). Gains in the index were stock dropped to a session low of 41.859.10 points just before trading was halted for the day.

Ahsan Mehanti, CEO of Arif Habib Corporation, stated that investors’ fears following news that For FY23, the growth rate is now projected at 2.3%, while the Finance Ministry predicted losses of $9.3% billon due to the floods.

Topline Securities has lowered their projections for GDP growth in FY23 from 3-4 percent to the range of 2.5-3.5 percent. Weak global stocks, disappointing August sales figures for cement, oil, and fertiliser, and a plummeting rupee all contributed to the emergence of gloomy sentiment. I’ll include Mehanti.

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