RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Wednesday at 21,914.36 points with a positive change of 36.40 and volume of 91,366,100 shares. High and Low were 22,028.92 and 21,579.28 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 12 were up, 18 were down and 0 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 138,115,140 shares. Total companies traded were 370 of which 121 were positive, 229 were negative and 20 were unchanged.

Chemicals was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 22,861,840 shares. It was followed by Engineering with a total traded volume of 20,216,000 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		9,153.01	9,219.37	9,024.48	9,136.84	-16.17	2,772,960
BR - Cement		5,224.88	5,411.62	5,155.78	5,354.20	129.32	13,530,850
BR - Fertilizer		7,142.97	7,153.51	7,027.52	7,094.32	-48.65	2,669,300
BR - Chemicals		2,905.54	2,910.03	2,900.63	2,906.57	1.03	22,861,840
BR - Commercial Banks		8,004.80	8,017.55	7,915.85	7,999.99	-4.81	7,878,000
BR - Insurance		1,095.12	1,098.93	1,086.40	1,095.34	0.22	2,508,350
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		103.97	104.54	102.45	103.88	-0.09	3,982,700
BR - Oil and Gas		4,900.17	4,928.06	4,838.07	4,908.25	8.08	4,457,010
BR - Refinery		1,615.68	1,621.91	1,581.18	1,597.12	-18.56	1,847,100
BR - Technology and Communication		1,130.43	1,136.30	1,104.22	1,118.48	-11.95	12,033,500
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		6,599.49	6,599.49	6,496.76	6,569.81	-29.68	8,816,600
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,055.71	1,061.91	1,039.50	1,039.50	-16.21	1,533,930
BR - Pharmaceutical		776.77	788.40	776.77	777.03	0.26	713,460

The three top traded companies were Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited with a volume of 21,286,000 and price per share of 34.33 (1.58), Azgard Nine Limited with a volume of 8,924,000 and price per share of 12.53 (-0.19), Aisha Steel Mills Limited with a volume of 8,801,500 and price per share of 18.09 (-0.07).

The top three advancers were Khyber Tobacco Company Limited with a volume of 3,850 and price per share of 1,300.09 (61.90), Lucky Cement Limited with a volume of 538,250 and price per share of 522.23 (21.24), Pakistan International Container Terminal Limited with a volume of 4,500 and price per share of 340 (15.82).

The top three decliners were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 80 and price per share of 12,000 (-500.00), Thal Limited with a volume of 7,050 and price per share of 516.08 (-22.42), Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited with a volume of 540 and price per share of 1,480 (-20.46).