RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Wednesday at 23,896.20 points with a positive change of 225.83 and volume of 79,297,200 shares. High and Low were 23,918.63 and 23,600.59 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 29 were up, 1 were down and 0 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 151,337,730 shares. Total companies traded were 386 of which 256 were positive, 110 were negative and 20 were unchanged.

Commercial Banks was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 17,655,800 shares. It was followed by Textile Composite with a total traded volume of 16,022,200 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		9,517.89	9,559.32	9,512.26	9,540.01	22.12	3,871,780
BR - Cement		5,590.91	5,673.15	5,558.22	5,666.35	75.44	14,893,850
BR - Fertilizer		7,654.78	7,732.60	7,610.83	7,720.09	65.31	2,759,300
BR - Chemicals		3,162.73	3,174.36	3,153.85	3,172.22	9.49	9,064,200
BR - Commercial Banks		8,746.97	8,839.85	8,736.62	8,822.54	75.57	17,655,800
BR - Insurance		1,103.69	1,119.14	1,101.27	1,118.23	14.54	1,459,550
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		102.08	102.68	101.41	101.84	-0.24	6,537,500
BR - Oil and Gas		5,244.52	5,289.73	5,227.47	5,284.86	40.34	7,709,910
BR - Refinery		1,350.08	1,365.38	1,339.70	1,360.12	10.04	2,061,800
BR - Technology and Communication		1,119.11	1,145.61	1,117.25	1,140.13	21.02	8,718,500
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		6,268.77	6,312.21	6,235.24	6,267.69	-1.08	8,397,500
BR - Food and Personal Care		991.75	1,008.24	1,000.76	1,008.24	16.49	3,272,100
BR - Pharmaceutical		719.19	742.20	717.35	741.40	22.21	1,082,690

The three top traded companies were Pace (Pakistan) with a volume of 10,936,000 and price per share of 5 (-0.22), Azgard Nine Limited with a volume of 10,354,500 and price per share of 15 (0.74), Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited with a volume of 6,803,500 and price per share of 8.14 (0.33).

The top three advancers were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 3,560 and price per share of 10,800 (299.98), Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 80 and price per share of 2,520 (120.00), Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited with a volume of 2,340 and price per share of 1,409.11 (67.10).

The top three decliners were Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 3,800 and price per share of 1,764.84 (-78.55), United Brands Limited with a volume of 200 and price per share of 555 (-14.80), Otsuka Pakistan Ltd with a volume of 100 and price per share of 267 (-13.00).