RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Friday at 24,698.21 points with a positive change of 107.14 and volume of 107,829,100 shares. High and Low were 24,881.82 and 24,591.07 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 16 were up, 14 were down and 0 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 224,768,770 shares. Total companies traded were 372 of which 187 were positive, 168 were negative and 17 were unchanged.

Refinery was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 33,281,600 shares. It was followed by Fertilizer with a total traded volume of 29,445,900 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		10,292.79	10,462.10	10,292.79	10,434.52	141.73	1,411,970
BR - Cement		5,861.84	5,861.84	5,771.47	5,776.37	-85.47	15,828,850
BR - Fertilizer		8,424.35	8,594.36	8,424.35	8,568.70	144.35	29,560,500
BR - Chemicals		3,708.04	3,712.34	3,702.03	3,712.34	4.30	25,831,350
BR - Commercial Banks		9,168.25	9,244.25	9,168.25	9,216.41	48.16	17,073,000
BR - Insurance		1,140.71	1,147.42	1,140.07	1,144.55	3.84	2,829,500
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		111.84	112.97	111.48	112.51	0.67	2,145,500
BR - Oil and Gas		5,547.86	5,558.33	5,515.50	5,549.02	1.16	7,785,100
BR - Refinery		1,389.26	1,472.73	1,388.97	1,437.18	47.92	33,306,900
BR - Technology and Communication		1,214.28	1,221.44	1,207.14	1,214.19	-0.09	14,411,500
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		6,723.23	6,762.96	6,697.60	6,714.47	-8.76	7,296,000
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,221.38	1,229.24	1,220.29	1,222.38	1	17,099,520
BR - Pharmaceutical		834.76	841.81	831.56	832.30	-2.46	2,575,110

The three top traded companies were BYCO Petroleum with a volume of 29,112,500 and price per share of 15 (0.53), Fatima Fertilizer Company Limited with a volume of 18,673,000 and price per share of 33.83 (1.08), Matco Foods Limited with a volume of 10,978,500 and price per share of 41.17 (-1.77).

The top three advancers were Sapphire Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 1,889.85 (70.09), Island Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 50 and price per share of 989.76 (47.13), Pakistan Services Limited with a volume of 50 and price per share of 992 (46.22).

The top three decliners were Unilever Pakistan Food Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 9,000 (-200.00), Unilever Pakistan Foods Ltd (R) with a volume of 200 and price per share of 2,580.75 (-135.80), Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 1,420 and price per share of 2,900 (-50.00).