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  "id": 939733,
  "title": "PSX closes lower as geopolitical uncertainty weighs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/psx-closes-lower-as-geopolitical-uncertainty-weighs",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-15T00:01:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn Business",
    "slug": "dawn-business",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2022938/psx-closes-lower-as-geopolitical-uncertainty-weighs"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed lower during the outgoing short week as uncertainty over a possible US-Iran agreement and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz kept investors cautious, while elevated oil prices continued to weigh on sentiment. According to Arif Habib Ltd (AHL), the KSE-100 index fell 0.73 per cent, or 1,325 points, week-on-week to close at 180,104. Topline…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}