RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Thursday at 22,773.25 points with a negative change of -180.40 and volume of 45,676,000 shares. High and Low were 22,968.55 and 22,717.59 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 6 were up, 23 were down and 1 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 127,171,280 shares. Total companies traded were 337 of which 111 were positive, 198 were negative and 28 were unchanged.

Commercial Banks was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 29,774,000 shares. It was followed by Investment Banks/investment Co with a total traded volume of 16,828,500 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		9,636.50	9,644.83	9,517.30	9,533.66	-102.84	1,585,110
BR - Cement		5,234.48	5,231.73	5,140.48	5,144.83	-89.65	5,462,750
BR - Fertilizer		8,225.91	8,260.10	8,171.12	8,185.86	-40.05	1,777,700
BR - Chemicals		3,526.86	3,525.82	3,453.59	3,455.50	-71.36	5,850,320
BR - Commercial Banks		8,622.29	8,662.86	8,580.22	8,604.84	-17.45	29,831,500
BR - Insurance		1,100.04	1,103.40	1,100	1,100.63	0.59	508,800
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		106.65	109.01	106.65	107.59	0.94	16,830,000
BR - Oil and Gas		5,386.95	5,397.56	5,355.41	5,363.12	-23.83	3,284,690
BR - Refinery		1,233.14	1,233.14	1,211.62	1,212.43	-20.71	1,317,850
BR - Technology and Communication		1,114.51	1,123.37	1,106.42	1,107.29	-7.22	9,598,000
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		6,321.99	6,322.67	6,257.82	6,299.51	-22.48	6,499,000
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,158.15	1,160.20	1,152.03	1,155.64	-2.51	9,311,440
BR - Pharmaceutical		749.96	755.38	746.32	753.11	3.15	746,600

The three top traded companies were Faysal Bank Ltd with a volume of 11,921,500 and price per share of 24.70 (0.71), First Dawood Investment Bank Limited with a volume of 10,978,000 and price per share of 4.76 (0.60), Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 10,860,000 and price per share of 11.90 (0.03).

The top three advancers were Unilever Pakistan Food Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 8,379 (381.00), Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 900 and price per share of 2,999.57 (99.57), Khyber Textile Mills Ltd with a volume of 2,000 and price per share of 317.08 (15.09).

The top three decliners were Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 8,000 (-200.00), Colgate-Palmolive (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 2,850 (-150.00), Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 320 and price per share of 2,058.53 (-90.47).