RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Wednesday at 25,657.13 points with a positive change of 362.79 and volume of 265,016,500 shares. High and Low were 25,718.31 and 25,294.34 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 23 were up, 7 were down and 0 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 367,796,020 shares. Total companies traded were 406 of which 286 were positive, 101 were negative and 19 were unchanged.

Commercial Banks was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 83,117,300 shares. It was followed by Engineering with a total traded volume of 46,973,400 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		10,914.53	10,996.07	10,903.08	10,965.74	51.21	7,440,140
BR - Cement		7,424.35	7,557.06	7,423.85	7,544.27	119.92	35,668,900
BR - Fertilizer		7,667.99	7,727.94	7,667.34	7,701.63	33.64	5,558,200
BR - Chemicals		3,552.03	3,579.97	3,541.09	3,571.44	19.41	41,850,180
BR - Commercial Banks		8,744.40	8,967.52	8,835.38	8,912.98	168.58	35,118,300
BR - Insurance		1,284.51	1,292.58	1,264.98	1,284.16	-0.35	2,980,600
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		118.32	121.91	118.33	121.61	3.29	6,846,700
BR - Oil and Gas		5,352.96	5,389.20	5,349.40	5,367.51	14.55	23,304,360
BR - Refinery		2,064.51	2,100.95	2,061.79	2,084.82	20.31	13,621,300
BR - Technology and Communication		1,375.76	1,423.49	1,375.76	1,421.15	45.39	29,254,500
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		7,260.68	7,434.33	7,260.68	7,360.33	99.65	31,762,800
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,174.38	1,189.93	1,173.66	1,186.47	12.09	5,030,050
BR - Pharmaceutical		981.20	999.21	980.38	993.72	12.52	747,240

The three top traded companies were K-Electric Limited with a volume of 29,457,500 and price per share of 6.93 (0.23), Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 24,037,500 and price per share of 11.36 (0.09), TRG Pakistan Limited with a volume of 23,311,000 and price per share of 45.85 (2.13).

The top three advancers were Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited with a volume of 3,120 and price per share of 1,915.84 (91.23), Service Industries Limited with a volume of 760 and price per share of 1,359 (42.79), Khyber Tobacco Company Limited with a volume of 400 and price per share of 866 (41.00).

The top three decliners were Sapphire Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 1,800 (-46.00), Millat Tractors Limited with a volume of 17,080 and price per share of 1,372.71 (-24.66), Ismail Industries Limited with a volume of 100 and price per share of 330 (-17.00).