RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Wednesday at 17,969 points with a positive change of 25.19 and volume of 19,622,800 shares. High and Low were 18,055.79 and 17,941.05 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 16 were up, 12 were down and 2 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 40,611,860 shares. Total companies traded were 301 of which 118 were positive, 163 were negative and 20 were unchanged.

Cement was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 7,708,200 shares. It was followed by Engineering with a total traded volume of 4,911,500 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		5,774.21	5,781.22	5,676.88	5,711.58	-62.63	465,950
BR - Cement		2,950.18	2,983.33	2,937.92	2,972.60	22.42	7,749,100
BR - Fertilizer		8,519.86	8,571.62	8,472.88	8,516.76	-3.10	1,142,300
BR - Chemicals		2,920.70	2,931.05	2,906.94	2,907.71	-12.99	3,455,460
BR - Commercial Banks		7,987.47	8,023.14	7,974.76	7,988.18	0.71	4,525,500
BR - Insurance		718.60	718.87	715.63	716.53	-2.07	216,800
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		66.48	66.67	66.20	66.23	-0.25	556,100
BR - Oil and Gas		3,925.11	3,944.10	3,915.54	3,925.56	0.45	3,987,580
BR - Refinery		584.43	591.38	581.29	583.70	-0.73	448,400
BR - Technology and Communication		764.17	767.66	757.74	763.61	-0.56	2,404,500
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		4,883.86	4,895.78	4,857.20	4,861.86	-22	1,478,000
BR - Food and Personal Care		762.96	764.22	762.42	762.62	-0.34	3,079,020
BR - Pharmaceutical		437.13	438.75	434.71	435.37	-1.76	268,900

The three top traded companies were Dost Steels Limited with a volume of 3,497,000 and price per share of 3.84 (0.53), Quice Food Industries Limited with a volume of 2,533,500 and price per share of 3.04 (0.24), Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd with a volume of 2,483,000 and price per share of 23.35 (0.17).

The top three advancers were Sapphire Fibres Limited with a volume of 50 and price per share of 1,035 (42.00), Colgate Palmolive (Pakistan) Ltd with a volume of 160 and price per share of 2,075 (13.50), Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited with a volume of 30,400 and price per share of 191.90 (6.89).

The top three decliners were Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 100 and price per share of 1,308 (-17.00), Sitara Chemical Industries Limited with a volume of 1,400 and price per share of 291.63 (-14.32), Indus Motor Company Limited with a volume of 3,800 and price per share of 1,196.13 (-13.26).