RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Wednesday at 23,062.33 points with a positive change of 162.85 and volume of 69,691,300 shares. High and Low were 23,153.22 and 22,879.35 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 25 were up, 5 were down and 0 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 111,897,760 shares. Total companies traded were 332 of which 197 were positive, 113 were negative and 22 were unchanged.

Commercial Banks was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 25,060,500 shares. It was followed by Cement with a total traded volume of 10,677,000 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		9,184.99	9,367.27	9,172.25	9,280.28	95.29	826,160
BR - Cement		4,930.08	5,007.03	4,857.82	4,910.14	-19.94	10,681,000
BR - Fertilizer		8,388.42	8,474.48	8,378.83	8,459.61	71.19	6,151,500
BR - Chemicals		3,770.23	3,786.49	3,764.18	3,702.80	-67.43	8,896,850
BR - Commercial Banks		8,908.52	9,035.72	8,901.07	9,018.91	110.39	25,063,000
BR - Insurance		1,100.18	1,101.21	1,097.60	1,098.39	-1.79	478,600
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		105.44	106.17	105.32	106.16	0.72	2,144,500
BR - Oil and Gas		5,492.33	5,540.78	5,496.59	5,540.78	48.45	4,469,050
BR - Refinery		1,242.63	1,283.03	1,248.33	1,278.73	36.10	2,709,050
BR - Technology and Communication		1,144.85	1,174.74	1,143.73	1,169.26	24.41	9,505,000
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		6,171.29	6,180.18	6,104.26	6,114.85	-56.44	7,582,500
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,146.87	1,156.65	1,145.43	1,148.87	2	3,429,620
BR - Pharmaceutical		766.25	778.62	767.86	776.94	10.69	223,590

The three top traded companies were Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 10,053,500 and price per share of 13.15 (0.29), Meezan Bank Ltd with a volume of 7,638,000 and price per share of 81.98 (3.90), K-Electric Limited with a volume of 7,091,500 and price per share of 5.57 (-0.11).

The top three advancers were Unilever Pakistan Food Limited with a volume of 60 and price per share of 8,099 (314.00), Island Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 50 and price per share of 1,119.99 (51.49), Hascol Petroleum Limited with a volume of 328,100 and price per share of 311.56 (14.83).

The top three decliners were Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited with a volume of 60 and price per share of 7,998 (-200.00), Sapphire Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 1,038.78 (-54.67), Blessed Textiles Limited with a volume of 1,700 and price per share of 338.27 (-17.80).