RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Friday at 20,023.35 points with a positive change of 330.30 and volume of 130,359,600 shares. High and Low were 20,406.99 and 19,693.20 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 27 were up, 2 were down and 1 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 0 shares. Total companies traded were of which were positive, were negative and were unchanged.

Commercial Banks was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 42,215,200 shares. It was followed by Cement with a total traded volume of 21,192,000 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		6,407.39	6,497.82	6,406.13	6,450.26	42.87	2,245,890
BR - Cement		3,390.49	3,487.03	3,381.11	3,406.18	15.69	21,215,500
BR - Fertilizer		8,921.13	9,082.81	8,921.13	8,994.53	73.40	3,455,100
BR - Chemicals		2,991.58	3,038.59	2,976.78	3,037.56	45.98	12,479,400
BR - Commercial Banks		8,097.71	8,355.82	8,093.56	8,241.09	143.38	42,232,800
BR - Insurance		760.71	762.88	753.44	758.90	-1.81	148,800
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		66.09	68.20	65.68	67.68	1.59	2,000,500
BR - Oil and Gas		4,540.45	4,653.71	4,538.67	4,580.49	40.04	16,248,880
BR - Refinery		725.60	760.45	724.76	741.77	16.17	2,702,700
BR - Technology and Communication		860.79	888.07	860.79	877.97	17.18	14,130,500
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		5,221.57	5,311.58	5,190.56	5,251.55	29.98	16,197,000
BR - Food and Personal Care		827.23	850.20	827.23	846.48	19.25	2,113,660
BR - Pharmaceutical		570.16	579.42	564.47	575.62	5.46	910,230

The three top traded companies were Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 28,675,000 and price per share of 12.61 (0.99), K-Electric Limited with a volume of 13,551,000 and price per share of 5.03 (-0.03), Unity Foods Limited with a volume of 10,662,000 and price per share of 12.35 (0.50).

The top three advancers were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 540 and price per share of 7,900 (360.50), Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 7,195 (196.00), Sapphire Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 40 and price per share of 1,246.98 (59.36).

The top three decliners were Hino Pak Motors Ltd with a volume of 7,350 and price per share of 391.13 (-20.58), Mari Petroleum Company Limited with a volume of 93,380 and price per share of 1,178.96 (-14.62), Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited with a volume of 2,400 and price per share of 404.76 (-10.57).