RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Thursday at 23,136.05 points with a positive change of 85.11 and volume of 151,358,900 shares. High and Low were 23,180.68 and 23,004.05 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 21 were up, 7 were down and 2 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 217,124,520 shares. Total companies traded were 390 of which 232 were positive, 130 were negative and 28 were unchanged.

Technology and Communication was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 64,627,000 shares. It was followed by Textile Composite with a total traded volume of 26,343,900 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		9,529	9,553.05	9,467.90	9,528.98	-0.02	5,963,600
BR - Cement		6,130.50	6,145.32	6,105.98	6,140.92	10.42	9,784,250
BR - Fertilizer		6,962.66	7,069.98	6,924.49	7,054.55	91.89	3,971,800
BR - Chemicals		3,151.84	3,181.41	3,136.33	3,143.89	-7.95	4,169,100
BR - Commercial Banks		8,191.25	8,351.45	8,158.33	8,326.08	134.83	24,638,800
BR - Insurance		1,137.26	1,148.93	1,137.26	1,147	9.74	1,236,900
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		111.85	114.34	111.22	113.69	1.84	6,030,800
BR - Oil and Gas		4,972.36	5,013.51	4,940.88	4,997.18	24.82	17,661,970
BR - Refinery		1,824.91	1,862.06	1,815.27	1,850.62	25.71	5,008,000
BR - Technology and Communication		1,247.97	1,269.05	1,245.63	1,259.33	11.36	64,631,500
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		6,897.76	6,999.41	6,871.55	6,948.99	51.23	2,255,700
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,120.24	1,156.95	1,116.43	1,137.90	17.66	2,787,220
BR - Pharmaceutical		804.99	809.43	795.83	802.62	-2.37	323,660

The three top traded companies were Worldcall Telecom Limited with a volume of 47,966,000 and price per share of 3.48 (0.58), Azgard Nine Limited with a volume of 22,942,000 and price per share of 13.68 (0.29), Aisha Steel Mills Limited with a volume of 12,784,500 and price per share of 19.66 (0.37).

The top three advancers were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 200 and price per share of 12,477.33 (177.33), Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 2,200 (72.68), Bhanero Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 100 and price per share of 807.87 (38.46).

The top three decliners were Unilever Pakistan Food Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 6,400 (-100.00), Island Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 350 and price per share of 937.49 (-49.34), Service Industries Limited with a volume of 13,400 and price per share of 900.23 (-19.77).