RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Wednesday at 18,570.14 points with a positive change of 4.28 and volume of 72,791,200 shares. High and Low were 18,696.05 and 18,517.98 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 15 were up, 15 were down and 0 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 99,345,760 shares. Total companies traded were 316 of which 136 were positive, 160 were negative and 20 were unchanged.

Cement was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 20,670,900 shares. It was followed by Commercial Banks with a total traded volume of 17,176,200 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		5,883.69	5,883.85	5,794.17	5,809.60	-74.09	564,030
BR - Cement		3,162.28	3,207.32	3,154.27	3,169.92	7.64	20,687,900
BR - Fertilizer		8,416.20	8,416.20	8,360.57	8,384.36	-31.84	1,546,400
BR - Chemicals		2,869.48	2,882.05	2,850.59	2,867.17	-2.31	6,728,550
BR - Commercial Banks		8,171.13	8,185.10	8,121.60	8,157.78	-13.35	17,176,700
BR - Insurance		726.43	731.73	719.43	722.35	-4.08	154,450
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		67.23	69.45	67.23	69.05	1.82	1,236,000
BR - Oil and Gas		4,071.47	4,126.63	4,067.68	4,113.23	41.76	9,418,260
BR - Refinery		608.47	618.13	600.18	603.41	-5.06	1,432,600
BR - Technology and Communication		789.90	792.28	779.25	786.81	-3.09	15,370,800
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		4,823.76	4,865.92	4,779.82	4,822.80	-0.96	3,756,500
BR - Food and Personal Care		726.84	740.86	719.83	725.77	-1.07	1,811,570
BR - Pharmaceutical		467.91	468.97	459.81	464.07	-3.84	814,800

The three top traded companies were Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd with a volume of 14,134,500 and price per share of 25.36 (0.07), Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 12,822,000 and price per share of 9.19 (-0.26), Worldcall Telecom with a volume of 9,587,500 and price per share of 0.75 (-0.01).

The top three advancers were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 660 and price per share of 6,849 (96.71), Hino Pak Motors Ltd with a volume of 300 and price per share of 329.90 (14.90), Mari Petroleum Company Limited with a volume of 7,660 and price per share of 1,028.44 (14.82).

The top three decliners were Unilever Pakistan Food Limited with a volume of 60 and price per share of 5,170 (-268.75), Indus Motor Company Limited with a volume of 149,380 and price per share of 1,125.51 (-39.40), Murree Brewery Co Ltd with a volume of 50 and price per share of 762 (-28.00).