RECORDER REPORT: PSX, BRIndex-30 update

KARACHI: Wednesday 28, February 2018 until 12:33, BRIndex 30 was at 23,926.79 with a positive change of 74.54 and volume of 41,996,500 shares.

High and low were 24,115.47 and 23,900.23 respectively. Total volume traded in the market was 72,921,260 shares with 30 total traded companies out of which 19 were up. 7 were down and 4 were unchanged.

Refinery was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 10,789,600 shares. It was followed by Engineering with a total traded volume of 9,640,800 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Current	Change	Volume Traded
BR - Technology and Communication		1,216.01	1,235.62	1,215.43	1,217.72	1.71	3,594,500
BR - Cement		5,478.24	5,503.28	5,473.76	5,479.57	1.33	4,398,100
BR - Commercial Banks		8,829.23	8,901.68	8,786.78	8,793.47	-35.76	2,435,900
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		6,317.21	6,378.63	6,317.21	6,360.50	43.29	1,220,500
BR - Oil and Gas		5,148.63	5,184.48	5,126.40	5,141.80	-6.83	2,813,340
BR - Fertilizer		7,689.58	7,723.03	7,689.65	7,706.66	17.08	2,503,800
BR - Chemicals		3,314.16	3,322.88	3,316.18	3,319.88	5.72	9,309,800
BR - Insurance		1,118.47	1,120.40	1,118.33	1,119.38	0.91	160,600
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		108.34	109.70	108.07	109.31	0.97	2,146,000
BR - Refinery		1,433.34	1,503.78	1,447.67	1,479.52	46.18	10,804,600
BR - Automobile Assembler		9,826.51	9,895.76	9,835.93	9,888.57	62.06	1,154,970
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,102.85	1,111.73	1,103.94	1,111.56	8.71	5,007,500
BR - Pharmaceutical		794.62	803.24	798.91	799.68	5.06	300,090

The three top traded companies were BYCO Petroleum with a volume of 10,319,000 and price per share of 15.75 (0.69), Dost Steels Limited with a volume of 5,356,500 and price per share of 13.14 (-0.11), Azgard Nine Limited with a volume of 3,466,000 and price per share of 17.20 (0.59).

The top three advancers were Millat Tractors Limited with a volume of 44,320 and price per share of 1,377.90 (27.52), Shezan International Limited with a volume of 200 and price per share of 525 (16.00), Punjab Oil Mills Limited with a volume of 100 and price per share of 267.75 (12.75).

The top three decliners were Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 60 and price per share of 2,690 (-134.99), Bhanero Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 150 and price per share of 852.60 (-44.87), Mari Petroleum Company Limited with a volume of 46,880 and price per share of 1,499.89 (-34.97).