RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Thursday at 21,041.33 points with a negative change of -257.21 and volume of 60,136,300 shares. High and Low were 21,361.41 and 21,013.79 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 5 were up, 25 were down and 0 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 85,867,430 shares. Total companies traded were 329 of which 106 were positive, 212 were negative and 11 were unchanged.

Commercial Banks was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 22,183,400 shares. It was followed by Vanaspati and Allied Industries with a total traded volume of 11,781,000 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		6,752.23	6,756.39	6,670.10	6,706.78	-45.45	1,871,200
BR - Cement		4,129.66	4,128.95	4,060.55	4,069.36	-60.30	7,983,000
BR - Fertilizer		9,020.60	9,053.95	8,958.70	9,041.27	20.67	1,334,500
BR - Chemicals		3,221.08	3,221.84	3,173.57	3,200.11	-20.97	5,581,390
BR - Commercial Banks		8,360.71	8,386.64	8,320.10	8,352.96	-7.75	22,187,900
BR - Insurance		840.20	843.28	838.26	842.19	1.99	312,300
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		77.92	78.25	76.77	77.50	-0.42	1,764,500
BR - Oil and Gas		4,743.53	4,769.64	4,699.26	4,714.36	-29.17	6,551,480
BR - Refinery		800.87	803.84	777.88	779.93	-20.94	1,322,200
BR - Technology and Communication		961.69	968.73	952.08	953.14	-8.55	5,314,300
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		5,881	5,892.75	5,812.54	5,814.02	-66.98	4,499,000
BR - Food and Personal Care		917.19	917.82	910.75	911.28	-5.91	1,250,190
BR - Pharmaceutical		651.27	657.17	649	655.71	4.44	1,382,670

The three top traded companies were Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 18,461,000 and price per share of 14.37 (-0.04), Unity Foods Limited with a volume of 11,782,500 and price per share of 14.17 (1.00), Oil & Gas Development Company Limited with a volume of 4,721,600 and price per share of 142.94 (-2.08).

The top three advancers were Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 40 and price per share of 3,687.50 (96.56), Archroma Pakistan Limited with a volume of 7,700 and price per share of 611.20 (23.95), Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 1,120 and price per share of 1,142.95 (17.97).

The top three decliners were Colgate Palmolive (Pakistan) Ltd with a volume of 40 and price per share of 2,000 (-30.00), Siemens (Pakistan) Engineering Company Ltd. with a volume of 200 and price per share of 755 (-24.00), Shezan International Ltd with a volume of 200 and price per share of 421.05 (-19.95).