RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Thursday at 22,369.58 points with a negative change of -182.52 and volume of 84,666,400 shares. High and Low were 22,633.48 and 22,178.11 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 6 were up, 24 were down and 0 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 147,333,560 shares. Total companies traded were 379 of which 68 were positive, 302 were negative and 9 were unchanged.

Commercial Banks was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 12,053,300 shares. It was followed by Technology and Communication with a total traded volume of 8,214,500 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		9,560.45	9,624.56	9,441.12	9,458.07	-102.38	5,320,780
BR - Cement		6,165.85	6,192.96	6,046.06	6,056.29	-109.56	10,907,700
BR - Fertilizer		6,752.70	6,842.14	6,690.45	6,760.50	7.80	6,179,900
BR - Chemicals		3,203.13	3,203.45	3,133.31	3,133.31	-69.82	9,656,170
BR - Commercial Banks		7,858.04	7,880.18	7,747.08	7,747.08	-110.96	29,051,200
BR - Insurance		1,129.29	1,129.30	1,119.04	1,124.99	-4.30	820,450
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		104.45	104.66	102.73	102.54	-1.91	1,907,500
BR - Oil and Gas		4,871.70	4,895.93	4,799.04	4,818.38	-53.32	11,321,250
BR - Refinery		1,773.49	1,784.61	1,721.33	1,741.54	-31.95	2,561,250
BR - Technology and Communication		1,235.12	1,248.92	1,217.43	1,234.72	-0.40	18,065,000
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		6,716.90	6,747.80	6,697.29	6,732.86	15.96	6,246,700
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,069.50	1,071.73	1,056.49	1,058.66	-10.84	1,985,020
BR - Pharmaceutical		810.64	818.46	793.58	795.48	-15.16	506,420

The three top traded companies were TRG Pakistan Limited with a volume of 15,830,000 and price per share of 38.57 (1.33), Azgard Nine Limited with a volume of 10,987,500 and price per share of 13.56 (-0.05), Habib Bank Limited with a volume of 8,271,200 and price per share of 152.94 (-7.41).

The top three advancers were Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited with a volume of 4,700 and price per share of 1,794.35 (71.85), Khyber Tobacco Company Limited with a volume of 550 and price per share of 829.90 (35.69), Blessed Textiles Limited with a volume of 200 and price per share of 231 (11.00).

The top three decliners were Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 2,849 (-81.99), Colgate-Palmolive (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 200 and price per share of 2,300.07 (-59.93), Indus Motor Company Limited with a volume of 700 and price per share of 1,689.43 (-47.04).