RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Monday at 24,586.96 points with a positive change of 84.41 and volume of 67,786,200 shares. High and Low were 24,636.17 and 24,451.27 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 13 were up, 17 were down and 0 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 137,042,470 shares. Total companies traded were 359 of which 170 were positive, 172 were negative and 17 were unchanged.

Chemicals was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 10,306,150 shares. It was followed by Technology and Communication with a total traded volume of 6,915,000 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		10,027.46	10,011.28	10,003.09	10,011.28	-16.18	3,392,420
BR - Cement		5,947.52	6,004.76	5,943.40	5,997.49	49.97	17,199,100
BR - Fertilizer		7,892.71	7,913.57	7,860.30	7,868.53	-24.18	2,074,100
BR - Chemicals		3,314.44	3,328.57	3,309.26	3,322.75	8.31	27,953,400
BR - Commercial Banks		8,819.75	8,853.79	8,781.37	8,831.59	11.84	4,112,400
BR - Insurance		1,133.27	1,136.10	1,131.41	1,131.56	-1.71	1,622,300
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		112.10	112.10	110.09	110.67	-1.43	2,330,000
BR - Oil and Gas		5,170.16	5,201.22	5,157.24	5,178.09	7.93	7,980,610
BR - Refinery		1,461.20	1,479.66	1,450.51	1,458.92	-2.28	4,157,900
BR - Technology and Communication		1,226.80	1,238.19	1,225.76	1,226.37	-0.43	13,407,500
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		6,445.31	6,449.42	6,407.48	6,417.98	-27.33	3,077,000
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,144.15	1,150.32	1,141.18	1,149.30	5.15	9,086,770
BR - Pharmaceutical		812.55	820.93	697.23	820.93	8.38	989,270

The three top traded companies were Unity Foods Limited with a volume of 10,222,000 and price per share of 26.27 (1.25), Worldcall Telecom with a volume of 9,062,500 and price per share of 2.51 (0.03), Agritech Limited with a volume of 8,142,500 and price per share of 8.79 (0.13).

The top three advancers were Unilever Pakistan Food Limited with a volume of 60 and price per share of 9,100 (160.00), Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited with a volume of 60 and price per share of 7,599 (144.00), Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 240 and price per share of 2,784 (128.95).

The top three decliners were United Brands Limited with a volume of 4,900 and price per share of 507.78 (-26.72), Millat Tractors Limited with a volume of 17,060 and price per share of 1,369.54 (-15.34), Pakistan Engineering Company Limited with a volume of 200 and price per share of 216.75 (-11.40).