RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Wednesday at 23,150.48 points with a positive change of 278.15 and volume of 132,589,800 shares. High and Low were 23,180.42 and 22,775.51 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 24 were up, 6 were down and 0 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 278,401,400 shares. Total companies traded were 381 of which 229 were positive, 136 were negative and 16 were unchanged.

Textile Spinning was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 45,425,600 shares. It was followed by Cement with a total traded volume of 39,625,800 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		8,342.66	8,354.55	8,199.86	8,216.68	-125.98	3,944,610
BR - Cement		4,849.01	4,954.91	4,805.76	4,939.81	90.80	39,668,900
BR - Fertilizer		8,882.29	8,912.93	8,828.64	8,897.74	15.45	9,306,400
BR - Chemicals		3,532.50	3,581.12	3,532.50	3,540.23	7.73	28,206,590
BR - Commercial Banks		9,042.60	9,039.53	8,947.03	8,996.59	-46.01	8,934,800
BR - Insurance		1,072.47	1,077.98	1,069.11	1,076.89	4.42	837,100
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		92.81	95.51	92.54	95.41	2.60	12,389,000
BR - Oil and Gas		5,265.13	5,289.05	5,249.05	5,287.34	22.21	6,554,900
BR - Refinery		1,290.44	1,309.72	1,286.04	1,293.95	3.51	12,234,600
BR - Technology and Communication		1,238.01	1,262.63	1,238.01	1,261.58	23.57	16,769,100
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		5,948.79	6,040.06	5,924.55	5,997.16	48.37	8,469,000
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,107.42	1,114.82	1,098.84	1,104.80	-2.62	14,696,220
BR - Pharmaceutical		776.28	789.24	775.49	787.32	11.04	1,218,520

The three top traded companies were D.S. Industries Limited with a volume of 43,171,500 and price per share of 6.51 (0.49), Pakistan International Airlines Corporation Limited (A) with a volume of 14,146,000 and price per share of 7.67 (0.62), Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited with a volume of 12,902,500 and price per share of 35.19 (0.92).

The top three advancers were Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 1,520 and price per share of 3,045 (145.00), Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited with a volume of 80 and price per share of 2,327.99 (77.65), Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 120 and price per share of 1,880 (51.00).

The top three decliners were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 10,500 (-199.00), Siemens (Pakistan) Engineering Company Ltd. with a volume of 940 and price per share of 967.25 (-50.90), Atlas Honda Ltd with a volume of 4,300 and price per share of 446.50 (-23.50).