RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Friday at 20,008.72 points with a positive change of 530.82 and volume of 120,705,900 shares. High and Low were 20,035.89 and 19,475.38 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 29 were up, 1 were down and 0 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 189,356,560 shares. Total companies traded were 352 of which 282 were positive, 54 were negative and 16 were unchanged.

Cement was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 33,278,800 shares. It was followed by Commercial Banks with a total traded volume of 30,394,300 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		6,154.22	6,297.99	6,152.66	6,291.33	137.11	2,023,430
BR - Cement		3,337.36	3,485.16	3,337.80	3,479.71	142.35	33,410,300
BR - Fertilizer		8,811.99	8,948.83	8,809.75	8,898.77	86.78	1,311,000
BR - Chemicals		2,999.85	3,043.90	2,999.85	3,042.06	42.21	14,972,680
BR - Commercial Banks		8,119.86	8,271.96	8,119.86	8,221.83	101.97	30,420,400
BR - Insurance		774.22	781.83	772.69	779.29	5.07	268,100
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		65.09	68.58	64.64	67.58	2.49	950,500
BR - Oil and Gas		4,554.85	4,586.90	4,512.18	4,580.67	25.82	6,736,740
BR - Refinery		686.62	727.63	686.53	724.04	37.42	2,913,200
BR - Technology and Communication		868.09	892.81	865.88	891.82	23.73	20,349,700
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		5,203.21	5,311.67	5,171.99	5,277.24	74.03	16,904,500
BR - Food and Personal Care		823.19	839.95	821.71	839.13	15.94	2,194,710
BR - Pharmaceutical		571.16	586.44	565.62	586.17	15.01	696,960

The three top traded companies were Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 22,801,500 and price per share of 13.61 (0.90), Unity Foods Limited (R) with a volume of 20,826,000 and price per share of 2.55 (0.30), K-Electric Limited with a volume of 14,841,500 and price per share of 5.23 (0.18).

The top three advancers were Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited with a volume of 220 and price per share of 6,672 (317.00), Unilever Pakistan Food Limited with a volume of 120 and price per share of 6,799 (299.00), Indus Motor Company Limited with a volume of 5,280 and price per share of 1,306.85 (46.85).

The top three decliners were Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 3,800 (-200.00), Island Textile Mills Ltd with a volume of 40 and price per share of 1,800.25 (-94.74), Bhanero Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 50 and price per share of 700 (-36.26).