RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Thursday at 19,880.14 points with a positive change of 364.55 and volume of 68,839,700 shares. High and Low were 19,984.22 and 19,516.15 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 25 were up, 4 were down and 1 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 106,814,590 shares. Total companies traded were 338 of which 207 were positive, 108 were negative and 23 were unchanged.

Commercial Banks was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 25,141,800 shares. It was followed by Cement with a total traded volume of 17,494,500 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		6,301.33	6,369.22	6,220.41	6,237.06	-64.27	1,012,210
BR - Cement		3,275.05	3,336.01	3,271.51	3,307.60	32.55	17,504,500
BR - Fertilizer		8,825.64	8,953.47	8,825.64	8,925.14	99.50	1,981,900
BR - Chemicals		3,019.56	3,033.58	3,010.63	3,033.58	14.02	9,063,950
BR - Commercial Banks		8,160.83	8,350.13	8,170.55	8,343.90	183.07	25,144,100
BR - Insurance		737.32	741.28	731.99	741.28	3.96	338,650
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		65.59	66.68	65.33	66.63	1.04	1,151,500
BR - Oil and Gas		4,499.39	4,541.02	4,456.88	4,504.37	4.98	5,933,260
BR - Refinery		690.72	708.94	685.77	697.12	6.40	2,202,700
BR - Technology and Communication		844.11	858.99	842.45	849.60	5.49	12,648,700
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		5,071.53	5,155.50	5,027.65	5,102.79	31.26	6,302,500
BR - Food and Personal Care		823.19	831.49	815.44	818.08	-5.11	1,783,970
BR - Pharmaceutical		528.29	533.01	521.63	524.66	-3.63	495,780

The three top traded companies were Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 11,264,000 and price per share of 12.55 (0.54), Worldcall Telecom with a volume of 7,407,500 and price per share of 1.02 (-0.02), Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited with a volume of 6,460,000 and price per share of 17.01 (0.53).

The top three advancers were Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 60 and price per share of 3,099.98 (110.46), Faisal Spinning Mills Limited with a volume of 2,700 and price per share of 267.29 (12.39), Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 180 and price per share of 860 (12.34).

The top three decliners were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 7,700 (-299.00), Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 1,820 and price per share of 1,548.50 (-81.50), Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited with a volume of 40 and price per share of 2,450 (-61.00).