RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Monday at 23,494.41 points with a positive change of 401.22 and volume of 159,512,100 shares. High and Low were 23,551.94 and 23,085.77 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 26 were up, 4 were down and 0 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 254,108,750 shares. Total companies traded were 374 of which 251 were positive, 105 were negative and 18 were unchanged.

Cement was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 36,453,600 shares. It was followed by Commercial Banks with a total traded volume of 33,257,300 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		6,807.14	6,924.28	6,807.14	6,861.77	54.63	3,052,620
BR - Cement		4,267.03	4,475.97	4,267.03	4,466.48	199.45	36,504,300
BR - Fertilizer		9,365.60	9,420.80	9,360.34	9,387.53	21.93	2,161,100
BR - Chemicals		3,343.68	3,374.14	3,340.33	3,347.93	4.25	18,499,520
BR - Commercial Banks		8,917.13	9,012.47	8,917.13	8,995.90	78.77	33,268,400
BR - Insurance		918.59	933.93	918.60	933.42	14.83	2,435,500
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		79.66	81.17	79.66	80.70	1.04	22,416,000
BR - Oil and Gas		5,022.93	5,090.58	5,022.93	5,083.81	60.88	11,885,500
BR - Refinery		962.94	982.36	959.94	962.48	-0.46	4,431,400
BR - Technology and Communication		1,070.66	1,086.86	1,071.30	1,075.77	5.11	13,115,700
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		6,353.21	6,493.98	6,351.72	6,482.29	129.08	19,722,500
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,012.01	1,022.05	1,011.54	1,019.37	7.36	8,064,460
BR - Pharmaceutical		687.74	712.51	687.82	711.34	23.60	1,645,310

The three top traded companies were Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 19,840,000 and price per share of 13.83 (0.25), K-Electric Limited with a volume of 17,602,000 and price per share of 6.68 (0.21), Azgard Nine Limited with a volume of 12,009,500 and price per share of 15.30 (-0.08).

The top three advancers were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 100 and price per share of 8,900 (390.00), Unilever Pakistan Food Limited with a volume of 160 and price per share of 7,349.99 (349.99), Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 2,260 and price per share of 1,140.30 (54.30).

The top three decliners were Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 40 and price per share of 3,238.36 (-170.44), Island Textile Mills Ltd with a volume of 120 and price per share of 1,615 (-85.00), Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 2,570 (-50.00).