RECORDER REPORT: PSX, BRIndex-30 update

KARACHI: Thursday 01, March 2018 until 12:30, BRIndex 30 was at 24,252.85 with a positive change of 204.15 and volume of 64,468,000 shares.

High and low were 24,358.04 and 24,048.70 respectively. Total volume traded in the market was 103,369,220 shares with 30 total traded companies out of which 21 were up. 7 were down and 2 were unchanged.

Cement was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 33,372,750 shares. It was followed by Chemicals with a total traded volume of 17,495,100 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Current	Change	Volume Traded
BR - Technology and Communication		1,220.31	1,227	1,218.06	1,220.76	0.45	3,491,000
BR - Cement		5,550.21	5,809.68	5,586.84	5,787.83	237.62	33,354,750
BR - Commercial Banks		8,762.93	8,794.88	8,742.60	8,758.60	-4.33	4,035,300
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		6,348.07	6,441.71	6,348.07	6,387.33	39.26	2,446,000
BR - Oil and Gas		5,171.05	5,192.67	5,147.91	5,159.49	-11.56	1,573,650
BR - Fertilizer		7,766.59	7,822.21	7,776.11	7,796.97	30.38	1,234,900
BR - Chemicals		3,326.37	3,335.93	3,325.69	3,330.10	3.73	17,449,000
BR - Insurance		1,119.53	1,123.31	1,118.48	1,122.33	2.80	472,300
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		109.21	111.51	108.68	111.50	2.29	6,864,500
BR - Refinery		1,480.70	1,503.19	1,475.61	1,493.40	12.70	4,342,200
BR - Automobile Assembler		9,856.84	9,957.90	9,847.07	9,933.86	77.02	1,684,720
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,103.25	1,116.81	1,103.33	1,116.81	13.56	3,706,550
BR - Pharmaceutical		798.30	801.25	794.84	796.47	-1.83	134,500

The three top traded companies were Fauji Cement Company Limited with a volume of 9,647,000 and price per share of 26.20 (1.24), D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited with a volume of 8,873,000 and price per share of 149.60 (5.89), Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited with a volume of 7,592,000 and price per share of 9 (0.16).

The top three advancers were Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 740 and price per share of 1,996.59 (95.07), Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited with a volume of 360 and price per share of 1,537 (33.64), Khyber Tobacco Co Ltd with a volume of 5,600 and price per share of 697.76 (33.22).

The top three decliners were Service Industries Limited with a volume of 200 and price per share of 780 (-24.00), Mari Petroleum Company Limited with a volume of 4,300 and price per share of 1,457 (-14.89), Shifa International Hospitals Limited with a volume of 1,300 and price per share of 291 (-14.50).