RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Thursday at 24,446.82 points with a negative change of -245.56 and volume of 148,394,500 shares. High and Low were 24,731.85 and 24,408.71 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 8 were up, 21 were down and 1 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 246,018,070 shares. Total companies traded were 370 of which 117 were positive, 237 were negative and 16 were unchanged.

Cement was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 35,721,550 shares. It was followed by Commercial Banks with a total traded volume of 24,699,600 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		10,053.53	9,999.76	9,991	9,991	-62.53	5,700,870
BR - Cement		6,028.77	6,059.88	5,878.20	5,889.30	-139.47	35,741,950
BR - Fertilizer		7,842.59	7,879.94	7,834.44	7,847.20	4.61	11,038,900
BR - Chemicals		3,304.51	3,312.86	3,280.75	3,286.90	-17.61	12,780,750
BR - Commercial Banks		8,794.71	8,831.48	8,675.82	8,688.13	-106.58	24,718,700
BR - Insurance		1,168.01	1,171.50	1,159.04	1,159.41	-8.60	2,379,150
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		109.07	110.45	108.39	110.43	1.36	5,097,000
BR - Oil and Gas		5,278.63	5,291.35	5,211.81	5,224.49	-54.14	18,188,180
BR - Refinery		1,618.91	1,642.35	1,578.32	1,583.07	-35.84	9,161,550
BR - Technology and Communication		1,243.69	1,247.63	1,218.63	1,222.86	-20.83	17,678,000
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		6,560.05	6,579.27	6,498.05	6,535.64	-24.41	4,486,000
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,095.28	1,107.18	1,095.28	1,100.01	4.73	24,033,710
BR - Pharmaceutical		854.59	861.81	847.75	850.80	-3.79	594,080

The three top traded companies were Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 16,594,000 and price per share of 9.72 (-0.46), Fauji Foods Limited with a volume of 16,151,000 and price per share of 23.06 (1.09), Unity Foods Limited with a volume of 14,118,000 and price per share of 28.44 (1.30).

The top three advancers were Murree Brewery Company Limited with a volume of 150 and price per share of 1,008.17 (48.00), Island Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 50 and price per share of 997.50 (47.50), Ghandhara Industries Limited with a volume of 63,800 and price per share of 728.71 (34.70).

The top three decliners were Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited with a volume of 60 and price per share of 7,501 (-216.00), Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited with a volume of 1,600 and price per share of 1,587.63 (-82.37), Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 280 and price per share of 1,878.10 (-61.90).