RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Wednesday at 17,399.28 points with a negative change of -234.69 and volume of 63,124,200 shares. High and Low were 17,647.75 and 17,354.51 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 5 were up, 25 were down and 0 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 99,363,940 shares. Total companies traded were 356 of which 101 were positive, 230 were negative and 25 were unchanged.

Technology and Communication was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 13,869,000 shares. It was followed by Cement with a total traded volume of 12,215,100 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		4,795.08	4,821.86	4,776.57	4,789.03	-6.05	1,282,720
BR - Cement		2,718.68	2,732.44	2,647.22	2,657.42	-61.26	12,238,100
BR - Fertilizer		8,587.38	8,587.38	8,480.75	8,496.85	-90.53	1,138,500
BR - Chemicals		2,694.65	2,703.25	2,641.52	2,701.86	7.21	6,214,400
BR - Commercial Banks		7,684.28	7,696.55	7,579.90	7,602.16	-82.12	6,125,800
BR - Insurance		614.07	616.71	612.67	614.19	0.12	149,100
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		65.02	65.13	63.86	63.95	-1.07	1,317,500
BR - Oil and Gas		3,644.96	3,644.96	3,545.72	3,570.29	-74.67	17,879,660
BR - Refinery		562.20	570.10	543.09	546.72	-15.48	3,554,200
BR - Technology and Communication		658.73	659.57	650.29	654.36	-4.37	13,869,000
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		4,389.99	4,411.10	4,324.19	4,333.76	-56.23	10,103,000
BR - Food and Personal Care		675.68	687.22	680.85	681.42	5.74	2,782,340
BR - Pharmaceutical		403.24	409.19	400.29	407.20	3.96	1,929,900

The three top traded companies were Worldcall Telecom with a volume of 10,331,000 and price per share of 1.01 (0.03), Pak Elektron Limited with a volume of 8,528,000 and price per share of 16.56 (-0.25), K-Electric Limited with a volume of 8,274,000 and price per share of 3.36 (-0.20).

The top three advancers were Colgate Palmolive (Pakistan) Ltd with a volume of 100 and price per share of 2,199 (49.67), Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 400 and price per share of 650 (21.50), Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited with a volume of 500 and price per share of 476 (12.25).

The top three decliners were Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 420 and price per share of 1,200 (-60.00), Sapphire Fibres Limited with a volume of 200 and price per share of 720.94 (-37.94), Mari Petroleum Company Limited with a volume of 76,660 and price per share of 859.49 (-21.11).