RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Thursday at 23,183.96 points with a negative change of -675.86 and volume of 105,366,500 shares. High and Low were 23,980.08 and 23,123.17 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 0 were up, 30 were down and 0 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 167,265,130 shares. Total companies traded were 367 of which 43 were positive, 314 were negative and 10 were unchanged.

Commercial Banks was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 21,090,200 shares. It was followed by Engineering with a total traded volume of 18,118,300 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		10,218.37	9,999.58	9,947.31	9,947.31	-271.06	5,507,220
BR - Cement		6,911.13	6,931.78	6,696.39	6,723.78	-187.35	12,936,300
BR - Fertilizer		7,195.39	7,217.72	7,044.33	7,066.98	-128.41	2,730,300
BR - Chemicals		3,430.92	3,435.87	3,335.53	3,342.69	-88.23	11,726,800
BR - Commercial Banks		8,580.80	8,594.65	8,361.89	8,391.32	-189.48	21,094,500
BR - Insurance		1,214.08	1,229.33	1,208.53	1,210.73	-3.35	1,607,050
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		111.56	111.95	109.58	109.66	-1.90	2,443,100
BR - Oil and Gas		5,086.46	5,097.13	4,909.20	4,930	-156.46	17,801,740
BR - Refinery		1,878.89	1,880.19	1,804.59	1,809.30	-69.59	3,772,500
BR - Technology and Communication		1,363.79	1,368.81	1,326.65	1,329.73	-34.06	14,459,000
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		7,010.18	7,035.07	6,808	6,870.38	-139.80	7,192,000
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,062.42	1,072.47	1,037.34	1,058.35	-4.07	3,248,280
BR - Pharmaceutical		923.61	925.20	891.95	895.77	-27.84	275,150

The three top traded companies were Azgard Nine Limited with a volume of 11,441,500 and price per share of 15.26 (-0.61), Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 11,074,000 and price per share of 10.29 (-0.30), TRG Pakistan Limited with a volume of 9,639,500 and price per share of 41.59 (-1.94).

The top three advancers were Khyber Tobacco Company Limited with a volume of 500 and price per share of 828.33 (28.34), Jubilee Life Insurance Company Limited with a volume of 2,850 and price per share of 799.90 (19.90), National Foods Limited with a volume of 9,800 and price per share of 315 (15.00).

The top three decliners were Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited with a volume of 60 and price per share of 6,750 (-200.00), Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 2,501 (-123.11), Mari Petroleum Company Limited with a volume of 107,140 and price per share of 1,705.33 (-71.78).