{"id":21217,"date":"2025-04-09T14:10:46","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T09:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=21217"},"modified":"2025-04-09T14:10:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T09:10:47","slug":"stock-market-crashes-over-2600-points-as-investor-panic-grips-psx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/04\/09\/stock-market-crashes-over-2600-points-as-investor-panic-grips-psx\/","title":{"rendered":"Stock market crashes over 2,600 points as investor panic grips PSX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a severe downturn on Wednesday as the benchmark KSE-100 index plunged by more than 2,600 points within just one and a half hours of trading, sparking fresh concerns among investors and analysts alike.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The trading session, which marked the third business day of the week, opened on a negative note, with the market immediately shedding 440 points. 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