RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Thursday at 23,423.18 points with a negative change of -235.78 and volume of 165,692,500 shares. High and Low were 23,712.52 and 23,386.99 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 8 were up, 21 were down and 1 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 227,213,850 shares. Total companies traded were 357 of which 114 were positive, 215 were negative and 28 were unchanged.

Commercial Banks was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 81,377,100 shares. It was followed by Cable and Electrical Goods with a total traded volume of 23,335,300 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		9,494.04	9,598.25	9,474.35	9,481.99	-12.05	2,500,180
BR - Cement		5,214.28	5,302.66	5,218.08	5,244.34	30.06	13,566,100
BR - Fertilizer		8,440.35	8,423.49	8,357.85	8,385.55	-54.80	2,311,200
BR - Chemicals		3,824.13	3,839.94	3,773.26	3,831.67	7.54	19,522,920
BR - Commercial Banks		9,160.44	9,212.28	9,034.18	9,052.13	-108.31	81,387,800
BR - Insurance		1,107.14	1,110.49	1,101.50	1,101.85	-5.29	1,626,100
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		110.77	111.59	110.18	110.18	-0.59	2,460,500
BR - Oil and Gas		5,527.08	5,543.56	5,492.60	5,509.41	-17.67	4,539,020
BR - Refinery		1,293.19	1,331.69	1,294.43	1,297.14	3.95	6,846,700
BR - Technology and Communication		1,181.47	1,193.75	1,173.34	1,182.78	1.31	9,087,000
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		6,188.84	6,196.30	6,149.91	6,170.21	-18.63	7,610,000
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,164.39	1,170.73	1,163.07	1,163.79	-0.60	7,124,400
BR - Pharmaceutical		813.94	818.67	804.91	808.73	-5.21	1,880,730

The three top traded companies were Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 63,250,500 and price per share of 13.04 (-0.03), Pak Elektron Limited with a volume of 21,721,500 and price per share of 39.78 (1.26), Pakistan International Bulk Terminal Limited with a volume of 19,073,000 and price per share of 12.21 (-0.56).

The top three advancers were Colgate-Palmolive (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 3,598 (129.00), Khyber Textile Mills Ltd with a volume of 500 and price per share of 385.39 (18.35), Mahmood Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 100 and price per share of 315 (15.00).

The top three decliners were Sapphire Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 1,140.09 (-60.00), ICI Pakistan Limited with a volume of 4,000 and price per share of 866.13 (-43.57), Khyber Tobacco Co Ltd with a volume of 1,340 and price per share of 643.48 (-21.52).