RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Friday at 21,221.62 points with a positive change of 514.14 and volume of 80,808,800 shares. High and Low were 21,260.77 and 20,618.81 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 26 were up, 4 were down and 0 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 128,530,450 shares. Total companies traded were 354 of which 228 were positive, 108 were negative and 18 were unchanged.

Cement was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 21,952,100 shares. It was followed by Chemicals with a total traded volume of 16,643,800 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		6,571.39	6,631.28	6,435.24	6,631.28	59.89	1,968,330
BR - Cement		4,109.49	4,275.96	4,083.36	4,263.67	154.18	21,976,600
BR - Fertilizer		8,465.67	8,665.43	8,399.61	8,628.27	162.60	7,456,200
BR - Chemicals		3,443.16	3,481.45	3,402.82	3,481.45	38.29	16,653,300
BR - Commercial Banks		8,315.09	8,380.99	8,233.45	8,380.99	65.90	8,693,900
BR - Insurance		897.21	897.74	891.50	896.07	-1.14	294,100
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		75.62	78.14	74.67	77.23	1.61	1,718,500
BR - Oil and Gas		4,742.91	4,750.62	4,618.88	4,699.09	-43.82	7,180,080
BR - Refinery		949.09	964.96	931.01	951.84	2.75	1,422,700
BR - Technology and Communication		1,042.74	1,057.68	1,027.33	1,055.82	13.08	6,507,900
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		5,775.68	5,923.44	5,717.16	5,901.72	126.04	16,553,500
BR - Food and Personal Care		974.48	980.38	969	974.52	0.04	2,918,320
BR - Pharmaceutical		613.16	621.77	601.64	621.17	8.01	525,020

The three top traded companies were K-Electric Limited with a volume of 13,903,500 and price per share of 5.53 (0.35), Pak Elektron Limited with a volume of 12,012,000 and price per share of 24.81 (-0.09), Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited with a volume of 7,073,500 and price per share of 18.42 (0.03).

The top three advancers were Island Textile Mills Ltd with a volume of 40 and price per share of 1,579.25 (70.65), Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 2,374 (30.01), ICI Pakistan Limited with a volume of 69,050 and price per share of 700.42 (28.37).

The top three decliners were Shezan International Ltd with a volume of 50 and price per share of 500 (-18.00), Blessed Textiles Limited with a volume of 2,000 and price per share of 313.50 (-16.49), Punjab Oil Mills Limited with a volume of 200 and price per share of 215.71 (-11.35).