RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Wednesday at 23,174.68 points with a negative change of -247.08 and volume of 91,017,000 shares. High and Low were 23,432.01 and 22,986.27 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 6 were up, 24 were down and 0 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 146,791,910 shares. Total companies traded were 382 of which 97 were positive, 264 were negative and 21 were unchanged.

Technology and Communication was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 26,046,000 shares. It was followed by Commercial Banks with a total traded volume of 21,598,800 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		9,465.80	9,465.80	9,342.38	9,378.87	-86.93	3,110,900
BR - Cement		5,947.43	5,947.43	5,837.04	5,871.79	-75.64	6,644,700
BR - Fertilizer		7,488.84	7,555.39	7,428.36	7,490.04	1.20	7,892,200
BR - Chemicals		3,121.44	3,126.96	3,083.12	3,086.54	-34.90	4,114,690
BR - Commercial Banks		8,305.84	8,306.30	8,221.36	8,251.41	-54.43	21,586,300
BR - Insurance		1,133.08	1,133.18	1,111.14	1,123.59	-9.49	441,750
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		112.33	112.47	109	110.29	-2.04	2,362,200
BR - Oil and Gas		4,964.07	4,964.27	4,897.28	4,914.50	-49.57	9,338,980
BR - Refinery		1,864.06	1,864.33	1,802.17	1,811.35	-52.71	1,180,850
BR - Technology and Communication		1,273.53	1,274.56	1,237.81	1,243.25	-30.28	26,046,000
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		7,120.34	7,126.65	6,957.89	7,012.31	-108.03	14,650,800
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,123.64	1,123.66	1,113.86	1,122.02	-1.62	1,799,560
BR - Pharmaceutical		826.52	826.72	812.62	816.17	-10.35	661,780

The three top traded companies were K-Electric Limited with a volume of 13,667,000 and price per share of 6.75 (-0.14), Worldcall Telecom with a volume of 13,138,500 and price per share of 3.54 (0.10), Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 11,791,000 and price per share of 9.24 (-0.02).

The top three advancers were Unilever Pakistan Food Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 6,600 (50.00), Murree Brewery Company Limited with a volume of 5,500 and price per share of 763.35 (36.35), Shezan International Limited with a volume of 1,600 and price per share of 425.76 (20.27).

The top three decliners were Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 7,106 (-294.00), Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 5,940 and price per share of 2,002.35 (-78.15), Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited with a volume of 540 and price per share of 1,750 (-49.99).