RECORDER REPORT: PSX, BRIndex-30 update

KARACHI: Thursday 15, March 2018 until 12:25, BRIndex 30 was at 24,078.95 with a positive change of 88.52 and volume of 58,457,500 shares.

High and low were 24,104.15 and 23,997.63 respectively. Total volume traded in the market was 117,708,200 shares with 30 total traded companies out of which 21 were up. 7 were down and 2 were unchanged.

Chemicals was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 38,764,950 shares. It was followed by Food and Personal Care Products with a total traded volume of 14,168,560 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Current	Change	Volume Traded
BR - Technology and Communication		1,199.09	1,208.50	1,198.03	1,208.50	9.41	8,772,500
BR - Cement		5,894.35	5,899.55	5,860.87	5,893.56	-0.79	2,485,300
BR - Commercial Banks		8,691.27	8,704.94	8,667.57	8,677.08	-14.19	6,293,700
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		6,385.57	6,405.10	6,369.69	6,393.39	7.82	819,000
BR - Oil and Gas		5,161.63	5,181.25	5,161.63	5,174.30	12.67	1,205,810
BR - Fertilizer		7,778.39	7,796.54	7,757.41	7,784.61	6.22	2,679,000
BR - Chemicals		3,432.94	3,455.34	3,443.05	3,447.45	14.51	38,763,550
BR - Insurance		1,128.33	1,130.91	1,122.05	1,122.07	-6.26	1,797,100
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		106.55	107.32	106.30	107.18	0.63	1,346,000
BR - Refinery		1,444.39	1,452.85	1,441.10	1,452.85	8.46	1,627,200
BR - Automobile Assembler		10,121.96	10,153.34	10,122.57	10,144.01	22.05	1,769,660
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,137.56	1,146.63	1,138.29	1,146.10	8.54	14,137,500
BR - Pharmaceutical		805.30	812.38	810.05	811.83	6.53	1,529,790

The three top traded companies were Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited with a volume of 26,459,000 and price per share of 10.06 (0.29), Nimir Resins Limited with a volume of 6,648,500 and price per share of 9.70 (0.47), Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 5,254,000 and price per share of 8.96 (0.20).

The top three advancers were Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 1,660 and price per share of 2,195 (60.83), Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited with a volume of 2,740 and price per share of 2,145 (45.00), Siemens (Pakistan) Engineering Company Ltd. with a volume of 50 and price per share of 949 (25.00).

The top three decliners were Faisal Spinning Mills Limited with a volume of 200 and price per share of 308 (-11.98), Pakistan Engineering Company Limited with a volume of 200 and price per share of 223.10 (-8.91), Exide Pakistan Limited with a volume of 400 and price per share of 398 (-8.90).