Trading volumes drop 34% as investors wait for clarity.

Banks underperform the market by 5.6% during the week.

Benchmark 100-share index falls 1,208 points during week.

Market gains 615 points on final day to recover losses.

Investors chose to book profits ahead of Eid holidays.

Index climbed as high as 23,871 points before slipping down.

Strong PTCL earnings acted as a catalyst for the market.

Optimism about the IMF bailout and corporate earnings fueled the market across 23,000-point level.

Weak foreign buying and profit-taking led to index declining by 693 points.

Market index had risen by 21% since the start of May.