RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Thursday at 21,041.63 points with a positive change of 175.15 and volume of 54,254,200 shares. High and Low were 21,116.08 and 20,627.41 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 19 were up, 10 were down and 1 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 108,897,520 shares. Total companies traded were 333 of which 191 were positive, 125 were negative and 17 were unchanged.

Commercial Banks was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 17,121,500 shares. It was followed by Chemicals with a total traded volume of 13,273,940 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		7,769.17	7,840.04	7,698.94	7,813.43	44.26	2,110,840
BR - Cement		4,147.09	4,161.12	4,078.09	4,147.26	0.17	12,944,700
BR - Fertilizer		8,164.91	8,398.94	8,117.69	8,393.31	228.40	6,913,400
BR - Chemicals		3,272.85	3,363.94	3,244.09	3,363.94	91.09	8,384,440
BR - Commercial Banks		8,305.37	8,404.20	8,240.66	8,373.60	68.23	17,134,800
BR - Insurance		1,080.53	1,083.64	1,078.62	1,082.77	2.24	869,200
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		86.53	87.23	85.99	87.23	0.70	2,832,500
BR - Oil and Gas		5,081.20	5,090.53	4,992.56	5,090.53	9.33	4,026,450
BR - Refinery		1,140	1,158.57	1,121.62	1,152.63	12.63	3,675,700
BR - Technology and Communication		1,085.56	1,099.98	1,074.12	1,094.32	8.76	5,105,700
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		5,692.23	5,727.34	5,664.42	5,712.26	20.03	2,364,000
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,042.44	1,045.83	1,033.13	1,043.14	0.70	4,856,600
BR - Pharmaceutical		697.57	704.89	688.07	701.97	4.40	522,220

The three top traded companies were Pakistan Int Bulk Terminal Ltd (R) with a volume of 5,881,500 and price per share of 0.76 (-0.01), Fauji Cement Company Limited with a volume of 5,204,000 and price per share of 20.60 (-0.40), Engro Polymer & Chemicals (R) with a volume of 4,889,500 and price per share of 6.15 (0.49).

The top three advancers were Colgate-Palmolive (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 240 and price per share of 2,940 (140.00), Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 2,770 (89.49), Sapphire Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 40 and price per share of 1,048.50 (48.50).

The top three decliners were Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited with a volume of 240 and price per share of 2,070.63 (-104.36), Otsuka Pakistan Ltd with a volume of 500 and price per share of 272.75 (-14.33), Shifa International Hospitals Limited with a volume of 2,500 and price per share of 233.82 (-12.30).