RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Friday at 24,017.48 points with a negative change of -58.64 and volume of 65,603,800 shares. High and Low were 24,086.10 and 23,914.16 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 13 were up, 16 were down and 1 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 139,667,680 shares. Total companies traded were 365 of which 172 were positive, 171 were negative and 22 were unchanged.

Commercial Banks was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 25,601,500 shares. It was followed by Chemicals with a total traded volume of 14,155,620 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		10,182.76	10,298.83	10,182.02	10,286.82	104.06	1,819,180
BR - Cement		5,750.04	5,760.43	5,690.78	5,709.65	-40.39	12,941,450
BR - Fertilizer		8,391.72	8,416.06	8,344.58	8,389.50	-2.22	1,843,000
BR - Chemicals		3,680.93	3,684.34	3,597.98	3,606.39	-74.54	14,158,620
BR - Commercial Banks		8,957.22	8,957.22	8,850.12	8,864.19	-93.03	25,703,700
BR - Insurance		1,140.97	1,142.13	1,139.08	1,140.08	-0.89	625,700
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		107.59	108.82	106.36	108.10	0.51	7,657,000
BR - Oil and Gas		5,468.32	5,503.16	5,447.62	5,463.74	-4.58	3,260,270
BR - Refinery		1,370.95	1,387	1,362.12	1,367.39	-3.56	2,340,600
BR - Technology and Communication		1,198.74	1,209.94	1,186.97	1,202.21	3.47	7,375,500
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		6,632.53	6,702.17	6,610.30	6,693.03	60.50	2,674,500
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,210.72	1,210.86	1,201.50	1,201.85	-8.87	8,557,250
BR - Pharmaceutical		811.35	815.37	804.91	810.55	-0.80	571,340

The three top traded companies were Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 21,092,000 and price per share of 12.25 (0.28), Unity Foods Limited with a volume of 13,208,000 and price per share of 30.44 (-1.22), Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited with a volume of 10,354,000 and price per share of 21.88 (0.52).

The top three advancers were Island Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 350 and price per share of 1,145.76 (54.56), Siemens (Pakistan) Engineering Company Ltd. with a volume of 31,000 and price per share of 1,098.66 (52.31), Khyber Tobacco Co Ltd with a volume of 16,200 and price per share of 760.23 (35.98).

The top three decliners were Unilever Pakistan Food Limited with a volume of 240 and price per share of 8,100 (-345.00), Colgate-Palmolive (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 2,960 (-154.00), Unilever Pakistan Foods Ltd (R) with a volume of 160 and price per share of 2,212.69 (-116.45).