RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Thursday at 25,905.55 points with a positive change of 316.97 and volume of 141,522,700 shares. High and Low were 25,958.46 and 25,524.04 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 19 were up, 10 were down and 1 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 233,353,070 shares. Total companies traded were 373 of which 185 were positive, 164 were negative and 24 were unchanged.

Chemicals was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 36,904,790 shares. It was followed by Commercial Banks with a total traded volume of 29,211,300 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		10,485.19	10,553.56	10,421.19	10,434.22	-50.97	3,968,840
BR - Cement		6,359.35	6,455.21	6,358.44	6,396.69	37.34	27,332,700
BR - Fertilizer		8,356.91	8,447.30	8,360.20	8,368.99	12.08	6,117,600
BR - Chemicals		3,671.23	3,718.58	3,650.94	3,651.35	-19.88	36,918,790
BR - Commercial Banks		9,363.33	9,610.33	9,346.47	9,576.90	213.57	29,236,600
BR - Insurance		1,140.99	1,147.37	1,132.92	1,134.71	-6.28	5,157,400
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		106.32	106.33	105.56	105.92	-0.40	1,658,500
BR - Oil and Gas		5,478.27	5,534.39	5,474.75	5,524.25	45.98	8,107,220
BR - Refinery		1,472.13	1,498.24	1,453.62	1,459.16	-12.97	20,080,350
BR - Technology and Communication		1,216.62	1,233.87	1,214.85	1,223.05	6.43	12,202,000
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		6,787	6,870.88	6,773.45	6,845.49	58.49	9,425,000
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,217.01	1,221.51	1,213.18	1,216.06	-0.95	4,987,650
BR - Pharmaceutical		823.76	836.72	823.76	835.82	12.06	6,526,780

The three top traded companies were BYCO Petroleum with a volume of 16,627,500 and price per share of 15.10 (-0.22), Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited with a volume of 15,433,000 and price per share of 36.94 (0.32), Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited with a volume of 9,039,000 and price per share of 10.86 (-0.28).

The top three advancers were Unilever Pakistan Food Limited with a volume of 140 and price per share of 9,900 (100.00), Indus Dyeing & Manufacturing Co. Limited with a volume of 200 and price per share of 567.92 (27.03), Pakistan Oilfields Limited with a volume of 548,400 and price per share of 705.52 (19.81).

The top three decliners were Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 2,850 (-50.00), Colgate-Palmolive (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 140 and price per share of 3,100 (-39.00), Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited with a volume of 100 and price per share of 1,899.99 (-20.01).