RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Tuesday at 24,360.69 points with a positive change of 276.94 and volume of 102,943,000 shares. High and Low were 24,534.30 and 24,083.75 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 22 were up, 7 were down and 1 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 219,909,550 shares. Total companies traded were 382 of which 224 were positive, 140 were negative and 18 were unchanged.

Chemicals was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 38,124,550 shares. It was followed by Commercial Banks with a total traded volume of 25,261,000 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		10,226.07	10,286.24	10,069.22	10,074.27	-151.80	5,427,690
BR - Cement		5,820.24	5,930.48	5,820.24	5,891.24	71	18,457,050
BR - Fertilizer		7,778.20	7,880.40	7,771.51	7,844.52	66.32	5,018,300
BR - Chemicals		3,462.25	3,489.83	3,459.45	3,485.73	23.48	38,164,050
BR - Commercial Banks		8,735.25	9,075.49	8,734.69	9,028.84	293.59	25,266,000
BR - Insurance		1,126.06	1,130.03	1,125.17	1,127.18	1.12	2,319,900
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		106.17	106.94	105.94	106.69	0.52	2,692,500
BR - Oil and Gas		5,243.68	5,341.27	5,243.68	5,322.77	79.09	10,939,350
BR - Refinery		1,447.14	1,464.63	1,436.91	1,443.25	-3.89	5,292,350
BR - Technology and Communication		1,219.51	1,254.51	1,219.51	1,245.88	26.37	20,538,000
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		6,407.32	6,567.65	6,407.15	6,495.18	87.86	8,740,500
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,135.70	1,159.18	1,135.43	1,156.37	20.67	14,335,810
BR - Pharmaceutical		798.04	803.99	794.81	796.30	-1.74	1,676,710

The three top traded companies were Nimir Resins Limited with a volume of 15,212,500 and price per share of 11.69 (0.58), TRG Pakistan Limited with a volume of 13,421,000 and price per share of 36.81 (1.41), Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited with a volume of 13,195,000 and price per share of 10.09 (-0.26).

The top three advancers were Unilever Pakistan Food Limited with a volume of 300 and price per share of 9,812.50 (462.50), Service Industries Limited with a volume of 8,750 and price per share of 776.26 (36.26), Island Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 150 and price per share of 980 (35.00).

The top three decliners were Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 380 and price per share of 2,854.37 (-150.23), Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 2,842.88 (-149.62), Ghandhara Industries Limited with a volume of 109,000 and price per share of 822.67 (-21.81).