RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Tuesday at 21,744.86 points with a positive change of 164.90 and volume of 114,881,600 shares. High and Low were 21,966.27 and 21,579.96 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 20 were up, 9 were down and 1 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 179,771,320 shares. Total companies traded were 358 of which 189 were positive, 139 were negative and 30 were unchanged.

Cement was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 44,032,950 shares. It was followed by Commercial Banks with a total traded volume of 32,937,600 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		8,329.36	8,488.43	8,329.36	8,395.07	65.71	2,428,900
BR - Cement		4,424.70	4,546.35	4,419.81	4,433.18	8.48	44,062,450
BR - Fertilizer		8,290.17	8,443.20	8,259.33	8,334.82	44.65	5,555,500
BR - Chemicals		3,538.34	3,555.52	3,529.70	3,523.80	-14.54	10,781,350
BR - Commercial Banks		8,527.61	8,598.75	8,527.61	8,583.93	56.32	33,139,600
BR - Insurance		1,099.40	1,115.35	1,085.33	1,109.82	10.42	1,312,800
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		93.84	94.93	91.94	92.46	-1.38	4,800,000
BR - Oil and Gas		5,177.80	5,277.52	5,177.80	5,235.76	57.96	7,390,190
BR - Refinery		1,190.68	1,218.54	1,190.68	1,214.98	24.30	3,579,000
BR - Technology and Communication		1,102.43	1,122.74	1,092.18	1,118.01	15.58	14,580,000
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		5,800.65	5,843.60	5,755.94	5,805.04	4.39	7,349,000
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,097.37	1,105.20	1,097.37	1,099.40	2.03	3,521,250
BR - Pharmaceutical		749.37	765.83	745.76	759.48	10.11	599,600

The three top traded companies were Power Cement Limited with a volume of 31,579,500 and price per share of 8.39 (0.08), Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 15,701,500 and price per share of 12.12 (-0.03), TRG Pakistan Limited with a volume of 5,541,000 and price per share of 28.41 (0.78).

The top three advancers were Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 500 and price per share of 2,966.82 (141.27), Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited with a volume of 2,640 and price per share of 2,125 (97.69), Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 680 and price per share of 1,430 (65.00).

The top three decliners were Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited with a volume of 2,620 and price per share of 1,063.43 (-55.97), Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 880 and price per share of 1,869.61 (-30.06), KSB Pumps Company Limited with a volume of 4,600 and price per share of 289.71 (-15.24).