RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Tuesday at 21,250 points with a negative change of -125.56 and volume of 65,859,000 shares. High and Low were 21,610.92 and 21,213.29 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 11 were up, 17 were down and 2 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 106,509,490 shares. Total companies traded were 347 of which 151 were positive, 180 were negative and 16 were unchanged.

Chemicals was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 16,436,950 shares. It was followed by Commercial Banks with a total traded volume of 16,374,500 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		7,452.59	7,547.27	7,422.28	7,458.92	6.33	1,202,550
BR - Cement		4,442.22	4,503.04	4,423.37	4,443.69	1.47	10,793,550
BR - Fertilizer		8,635.93	8,682.90	8,584.72	8,602.42	-33.51	1,154,300
BR - Chemicals		3,299.96	3,318.58	3,278.49	3,305.95	5.99	16,469,550
BR - Commercial Banks		8,703.87	8,707.54	8,574.66	8,592.58	-111.29	16,374,500
BR - Insurance		982.20	989.38	982.20	987.82	5.62	508,900
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		80.50	81.63	80.12	81.19	0.69	2,125,500
BR - Oil and Gas		5,244.93	5,300.30	5,244.93	5,270.07	25.14	5,952,230
BR - Refinery		1,022.33	1,033.86	1,017.72	1,023.32	0.99	1,114,100
BR - Technology and Communication		1,167.49	1,179.37	1,137.45	1,143.86	-23.63	11,019,500
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		5,649.74	5,758.93	5,649.74	5,717.01	67.27	4,409,500
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,009.08	1,014.63	1,005.27	1,005.71	-3.37	3,141,370
BR - Pharmaceutical		700.68	706.49	694.80	695.04	-5.64	274,310

The three top traded companies were Unity Foods Limited with a volume of 9,228,500 and price per share of 31.06 (-0.93), TRG Pakistan Limited with a volume of 8,036,000 and price per share of 28.03 (-0.39), Bank Alfalah Limited with a volume of 5,652,000 and price per share of 49.09 (-0.96).

The top three advancers were Colgate Palmolive (Pakistan) Ltd with a volume of 200 and price per share of 2,350 (49.89), Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 1,879 (20.00), Sazgar Engineering Works Ltd with a volume of 144,600 and price per share of 323.05 (15.27).

The top three decliners were Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 2,460.75 (-129.25), Island Textile Mills Ltd with a volume of 160 and price per share of 1,620.70 (-85.29), Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 760 and price per share of 1,047.77 (-53.84).