RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Tuesday at 23,589.94 points with a negative change of -1042.24 and volume of 119,621,400 shares. High and Low were 24,743.57 and 23,487.84 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 0 were up, 30 were down and 0 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 191,366,620 shares. Total companies traded were 392 of which 37 were positive, 341 were negative and 14 were unchanged.

Commercial Banks was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 31,196,800 shares. It was followed by Chemicals with a total traded volume of 19,074,100 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		10,663.12	10,708.48	10,254.90	10,280.51	-382.61	3,962,290
BR - Cement		7,175.76	7,211.31	6,883.83	6,903.70	-272.06	14,846,100
BR - Fertilizer		7,331.02	7,361.46	7,060	7,075.63	-255.39	4,662,200
BR - Chemicals		3,522.98	3,525.94	3,416.27	3,430.17	-92.81	19,099,600
BR - Commercial Banks		8,714.69	8,747.10	8,474.04	8,499.81	-214.88	31,260,300
BR - Insurance		1,226.35	1,232.11	1,205.72	1,207.67	-18.68	1,452,550
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		115.41	115.56	111.54	111.72	-3.69	4,679,300
BR - Oil and Gas		5,205.12	5,218.02	5,050.28	5,056.79	-148.33	14,891,160
BR - Refinery		1,962.01	1,970.94	1,864.18	1,864.63	-97.38	5,314,200
BR - Technology and Communication		1,392.87	1,400.12	1,333.47	1,335.73	-57.14	13,786,500
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		7,194.88	7,238.64	6,903.72	6,978.83	-216.05	15,346,300
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,118.33	1,111.06	1,075.87	1,076.09	-42.24	2,502,810
BR - Pharmaceutical		983.60	989.31	937.36	938.65	-44.95	343,420

The three top traded companies were Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 12,418,500 and price per share of 10.51 (-0.55), K-Electric Limited with a volume of 12,254,500 and price per share of 6.66 (-0.24), Azgard Nine Limited with a volume of 9,853,500 and price per share of 15.59 (-1.00).

The top three advancers were Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 40 and price per share of 2,298 (65.30), Fazal Cloth Mills Limited with a volume of 700 and price per share of 169 (6.00), Dawood Lawrencepur Limited with a volume of 700 and price per share of 206.99 (3.99).

The top three decliners were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 40 and price per share of 10,640 (-560.00), Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 180 and price per share of 2,558.05 (-133.95), Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited with a volume of 380 and price per share of 1,922.33 (-101.16).