RECORDER REPORT: PSX, BRIndex-30 update

KARACHI: Thursday 18, January 2018 until 12:23, BRIndex 30 was at 23,965.90 with a positive change of 69.7 and volume of 94,769,700 shares.

High and low were 24,360.14 and 23,904.55 respectively. Total volume traded in the market was 163,368,050 shares with 30 total traded companies out of which 14 were up. 15 were down and 1 were unchanged.

Cement was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 18,769,450 shares. It was followed by Engineering with a total traded volume of 16,326,500 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Current	Change	Volume Traded
BR - Technology and Communication		1,140.13	1,163.91	1,139.40	1,139.40	-0.73	14,903,000
BR - Cement		5,666.35	5,801.99	5,667.86	5,673.33	6.98	18,723,250
BR - Commercial Banks		8,822.54	8,954.82	8,781.58	8,803.52	-19.02	15,459,900
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		6,267.69	6,345.23	6,274.52	6,286.94	19.25	5,371,000
BR - Oil and Gas		5,284.86	5,366.02	5,274.85	5,285.75	0.89	10,391,830
BR - Fertilizer		7,720.09	7,869.04	7,737.82	7,753.14	33.05	4,425,200
BR - Chemicals		3,172.22	3,227.80	3,178.07	3,203.01	30.79	13,787,150
BR - Insurance		1,118.23	1,133.36	1,118.26	1,130.36	12.13	1,179,400
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		101.84	103.40	101.88	101.92	0.08	1,653,000
BR - Refinery		1,360.12	1,400.62	1,367.93	1,369.86	9.74	2,883,550
BR - Automobile Assembler		9,540.01	9,661.25	9,527.16	9,543.91	3.90	4,995,390
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,008.24	1,019.45	1,008.86	1,011.66	3.42	9,036,400
BR - Pharmaceutical		741.40	760.25	741.49	744.44	3.04	935,750

The three top traded companies were TRG Pakistan Limited with a volume of 8,041,500 and price per share of 32 (-0.23), Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited with a volume of 6,846,500 and price per share of 8.26 (0.12), Dewan Cement Limited with a volume of 6,760,000 and price per share of 23.15 (0.35).

The top three advancers were Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited with a volume of 240 and price per share of 1,479.56 (70.45), Hinopak Motors Limited with a volume of 3,100 and price per share of 1,201.72 (57.22), Khyber Tobacco Co Ltd with a volume of 840 and price per share of 763 (36.33).

The top three decliners were Bhanero Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 150 and price per share of 878.64 (-46.24), Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited with a volume of 1,020 and price per share of 2,100.01 (-43.52), Shield Corporation Limited with a volume of 3,550 and price per share of 435.69 (-22.93).