RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Friday at 20,468.68 points with a negative change of -488.66 and volume of 103,324,300 shares. High and Low were 20,957.34 and 20,362.37 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 1 were up, 29 were down and 0 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 174,440,694 shares. Total companies traded were 341 of which 89 were positive, 238 were negative and 14 were unchanged.

Commercial Banks was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 49,475,100 shares. It was followed by Cement with a total traded volume of 20,175,950 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		6,332.14	6,335.07	6,080.89	6,171.90	-160.24	623,740
BR - Cement		4,199.25	4,199.25	4,061.39	4,076.69	-122.56	20,191,850
BR - Fertilizer		8,711.36	8,717.32	8,524.21	8,581.70	-129.66	6,869,900
BR - Chemicals		3,570.29	3,570.29	3,483.92	3,498.46	-71.83	19,752,500
BR - Commercial Banks		8,037.38	8,043.87	7,884.64	7,969.68	-67.70	49,506,800
BR - Insurance		891.79	898.42	875.74	889.93	-1.86	1,256,000
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		74.22	75.42	71.96	74.96	0.74	2,055,000
BR - Oil and Gas		4,496.04	4,496.04	4,367.53	4,403.07	-92.97	8,927,120
BR - Refinery		909.72	909.78	861.50	865.25	-44.47	1,680,000
BR - Technology and Communication		994.52	996.79	956.47	963.66	-30.86	8,001,600
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		6,003.87	6,070.25	5,886.93	5,945.07	-58.80	14,963,500
BR - Food and Personal Care		994.85	994.85	974.01	977.54	-17.31	3,658,610
BR - Pharmaceutical		628.91	629.27	608.03	629.27	0.36	730,300

The three top traded companies were Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 14,258,500 and price per share of 12.40 (-0.32), Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited with a volume of 13,242,000 and price per share of 17.01 (-0.73), K-Electric Limited with a volume of 12,406,500 and price per share of 5.92 (-0.03).

The top three advancers were Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited with a volume of 40 and price per share of 6,750 (24.33), Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 38,600 and price per share of 608.48 (23.48), Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 100 and price per share of 1,545 (23.00).

The top three decliners were ICI Pakistan Limited with a volume of 41,350 and price per share of 781.61 (-33.19), Hino Pak Motors Ltd with a volume of 1,900 and price per share of 551.75 (-28.25), Millat Tractors Limited with a volume of 28,500 and price per share of 872.59 (-25.43).