RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Friday at 20,679.26 points with a negative change of -6.91 and volume of 31,780,500 shares. High and Low were 20,891.01 and 20,587.05 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 8 were up, 21 were down and 1 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 64,429,490 shares. Total companies traded were 320 of which 153 were positive, 140 were negative and 27 were unchanged.

Technology and Communication was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 12,586,700 shares. It was followed by Cement with a total traded volume of 7,751,700 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		6,078.03	6,172.92	6,057.62	6,150.45	72.42	253,580
BR - Cement		4,039.81	4,097.52	4,020.12	4,044.99	5.18	7,751,700
BR - Fertilizer		8,684.72	8,715.26	8,653.66	8,677.57	-7.15	979,300
BR - Chemicals		3,458.49	3,488.13	3,435.24	3,474.82	16.33	6,954,900
BR - Commercial Banks		8,076.14	8,125.58	8,018.72	8,120.62	44.48	6,852,800
BR - Insurance		879.77	885.13	879.66	884.65	4.88	107,600
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		74.50	77.01	74.49	76.59	2.09	2,627,000
BR - Oil and Gas		4,482.15	4,536.76	4,469.96	4,475.10	-7.05	4,315,080
BR - Refinery		871.47	876.92	860.52	865.83	-5.64	2,385,600
BR - Technology and Communication		942.13	957.97	934.70	953.33	11.20	12,627,200
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		5,898.31	5,996.92	5,870.53	5,892.92	-5.39	2,271,500
BR - Food and Personal Care		947.90	963.79	933.83	940.51	-7.39	1,295,590
BR - Pharmaceutical		626.86	633.29	626.86	627.86	1	501,890

The three top traded companies were TRG Pakistan Limited with a volume of 5,190,500 and price per share of 22.08 (-0.26), Pak Elektron Limited with a volume of 3,289,000 and price per share of 24.41 (-0.39), Kohinoor Industries Limited with a volume of 3,021,500 and price per share of 5.98 (0.33).

The top three advancers were Sapphire Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 40 and price per share of 1,300 (60.00), Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited with a volume of 200 and price per share of 764.40 (36.40), Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 340 and price per share of 990 (33.33).

The top three decliners were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 240 and price per share of 8,200 (-301.00), Siemens (Pakistan) Engineering Company Ltd. with a volume of 1,450 and price per share of 802.20 (-27.85), Indus Motor Company Limited with a volume of 980 and price per share of 1,181.57 (-18.43).