RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Tuesday at 22,151.61 points with a positive change of 598.81 and volume of 97,575,000 shares. High and Low were 22,185.47 and 21,498.58 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 29 were up, 1 were down and 0 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 166,519,340 shares. Total companies traded were 382 of which 287 were positive, 68 were negative and 27 were unchanged.

Chemicals was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 33,366,530 shares. It was followed by Cement with a total traded volume of 23,619,000 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		7,825.77	8,044.13	7,728.68	8,035.15	209.38	2,572,010
BR - Cement		4,397.52	4,594.76	4,360.86	4,587.40	189.88	23,627,800
BR - Fertilizer		8,547.37	8,752.17	8,501.02	8,743.88	196.51	7,034,500
BR - Chemicals		3,399.89	3,453.78	3,383.52	3,452.76	52.87	33,388,030
BR - Commercial Banks		8,426.42	8,519.54	8,417.35	8,515.55	89.13	13,721,100
BR - Insurance		1,021.54	1,023.88	1,011.56	1,022.16	0.62	588,400
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		79.87	82.07	79.86	81.67	1.80	2,750,000
BR - Oil and Gas		5,212.43	5,289.71	5,196.55	5,269.33	56.90	8,291,980
BR - Refinery		1,081.07	1,110.79	1,074.36	1,103.49	22.42	1,400,100
BR - Technology and Communication		1,220.16	1,231.49	1,199.05	1,231.49	11.33	8,719,300
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		5,708.66	5,795.04	5,699.79	5,778.49	69.83	3,593,000
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,026.32	1,039	1,021.46	1,037.97	11.65	9,149,650
BR - Pharmaceutical		708.43	732.54	704.51	730.36	21.93	492,360

The three top traded companies were Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited with a volume of 13,241,000 and price per share of 14.70 (0.49), Unity Foods Limited with a volume of 10,440,000 and price per share of 36.24 (1.72), Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd with a volume of 9,459,000 and price per share of 49.09 (2.33).

The top three advancers were Colgate Palmolive (Pakistan) Ltd with a volume of 180 and price per share of 2,425 (67.10), Island Textile Mills Ltd with a volume of 60 and price per share of 1,405.62 (66.87), Pakistan Services Limited with a volume of 50 and price per share of 990 (45.00).

The top three decliners were EFU Life Assurance Limited with a volume of 122,900 and price per share of 225.64 (-11.87), Sitara Chemical Industries Limited with a volume of 4,500 and price per share of 369.83 (-9.61), Indus Motor Company Limited with a volume of 46,460 and price per share of 1,492.42 (-8.20).