RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Tuesday at 20,937.43 points with a positive change of 600.30 and volume of 63,859,500 shares. High and Low were 20,995.19 and 20,337.13 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 30 were up, 0 were down and 0 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 96,662,990 shares. Total companies traded were 339 of which 233 were positive, 88 were negative and 18 were unchanged.

Commercial Banks was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 17,365,400 shares. It was followed by Chemicals with a total traded volume of 13,318,970 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		6,229.62	6,316.43	6,229.62	6,273.47	43.85	977,100
BR - Cement		3,986.68	4,144.97	3,986.68	4,137.83	151.15	10,060,300
BR - Fertilizer		8,484.83	8,693.55	8,484.83	8,677.88	193.05	2,020,600
BR - Chemicals		3,502.32	3,502.35	3,444.71	3,493.19	-9.13	13,347,970
BR - Commercial Banks		7,972.40	8,119.84	7,971.60	8,092.66	120.26	17,365,400
BR - Insurance		883.23	888.98	880.61	883.90	0.67	409,500
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		76.51	77.21	75.77	76.49	-0.02	1,928,000
BR - Oil and Gas		4,416.04	4,571.81	4,408.78	4,571.81	155.77	3,761,380
BR - Refinery		870.98	890.68	870.07	882.63	11.65	1,646,500
BR - Technology and Communication		949.85	974.35	949.85	973.48	23.63	9,404,300
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		5,966.01	6,083.38	5,963.43	6,044.78	78.77	5,774,500
BR - Food and Personal Care		967.51	988.49	967.51	985.79	18.28	3,341,570
BR - Pharmaceutical		642	647.90	639.15	645.71	3.71	458,920

The three top traded companies were Pak Elektron Limited with a volume of 11,992,000 and price per share of 26.06 (1.16), TRG Pakistan Limited with a volume of 6,306,500 and price per share of 23.41 (1.11), Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 5,889,000 and price per share of 12.43 (0.46).

The top three advancers were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 380 and price per share of 9,400 (400.00), Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 2,999 (99.00), Mari Petroleum Company Limited with a volume of 10,680 and price per share of 1,269.19 (33.33).

The top three decliners were Colgate Palmolive (Pakistan) Ltd with a volume of 20 and price per share of 2,210 (-80.01), Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 2,650 and price per share of 614.08 (-16.97), Faisal Spinning Mills Limited with a volume of 1,900 and price per share of 289.40 (-15.23).