RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Friday at 15,707.71 points with a negative change of -402.39 and volume of 68,738,700 shares. High and Low were 16,160.54 and 15,657.34 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 1 were up, 29 were down and 0 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 109,964,560 shares. Total companies traded were 322 of which 77 were positive, 231 were negative and 14 were unchanged.

Technology and Communication was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 4,299,500 shares. It was followed by Engineering with a total traded volume of 3,946,500 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		4,801.77	4,801.77	4,743.23	4,743.23	-58.54	972,900
BR - Cement		2,723.29	2,723.29	2,660.43	2,673.45	-49.84	11,563,400
BR - Fertilizer		8,352.43	8,416.68	8,110.86	8,148.80	-203.63	6,642,100
BR - Chemicals		2,544.67	2,548.90	2,514.13	2,525.12	-19.55	7,283,150
BR - Commercial Banks		7,234.80	7,319.65	7,137.87	7,179.41	-55.39	8,957,800
BR - Insurance		603.28	603.30	589.22	596.26	-7.02	531,200
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		63.72	65.82	63.24	64.74	1.02	2,702,900
BR - Oil and Gas		3,206.45	3,211.94	3,095.78	3,106.14	-100.31	9,318,700
BR - Refinery		505.15	507.32	485.62	486.25	-18.90	1,537,800
BR - Technology and Communication		645.15	645.27	614.06	615.91	-29.24	13,472,500
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		4,222.53	4,222.53	4,042.81	4,061.20	-161.33	12,838,000
BR - Food and Personal Care		680.76	701.79	680.76	696.59	15.83	4,163,310
BR - Pharmaceutical		392.57	392.57	380.12	380.48	-12.09	3,333,950

The three top traded companies were K-Electric Limited with a volume of 10,088,500 and price per share of 3.05 (-0.17), Worldcall Telecom with a volume of 5,358,500 and price per share of 0.75 (-0.01), Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd with a volume of 4,723,000 and price per share of 17.19 (-0.96).

The top three advancers were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 40 and price per share of 6,090 (290.00), Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited with a volume of 3,000 and price per share of 2,415 (114.99), Murree Brewery Co Ltd with a volume of 50 and price per share of 767 (32.44).

The top three decliners were Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited with a volume of 150 and price per share of 496.38 (-26.12), Siemens (Pakistan) Engineering Company Ltd. with a volume of 150 and price per share of 585.01 (-24.98), Indus Motor Company Limited with a volume of 2,500 and price per share of 1,030.67 (-15.24).