RECORDER REPORT: PSX, BRIndex-30 update

KARACHI: Thursday 17, August 2017 until 12:21, BRIndex 30 was at 23,335.48 with a negative change of -524.34 and volume of 44,477,200 shares.

High and low were 23,980.08 and 23,326.39 respectively. Total volume traded in the market was 70,929,270 shares with 30 total traded companies out of which 2 were up. 27 were down and 1 were unchanged.

Engineering was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 8,443,000 shares. It was followed by Commercial Banks with a total traded volume of 7,757,700 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Current	Change	Volume Traded
BR - Technology and Communication		1,363.79	1,368.81	1,338.53	1,340.38	-23.41	6,122,500
BR - Cement		6,911.13	6,931.78	6,785.75	6,786.33	-124.80	4,263,450
BR - Commercial Banks		8,580.80	8,594.65	8,427.20	8,436.99	-143.81	7,845,700
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		7,010.18	7,035.07	6,826.65	6,843.63	-166.55	4,269,500
BR - Oil and Gas		5,086.46	5,097.13	4,988.93	5,000.91	-85.55	7,767,380
BR - Fertilizer		7,195.39	7,217.72	7,136.70	7,136.70	-58.69	692,600
BR - Chemicals		3,430.92	3,435.87	3,381.33	3,381.33	-49.59	4,663,360
BR - Insurance		1,214.08	1,229.33	1,212.45	1,216.28	2.20	907,800
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		111.56	111.95	110.37	110.50	-1.06	977,300
BR - Refinery		1,878.89	1,880.19	1,825.89	1,827.18	-51.71	1,844,500
BR - Automobile Assembler		10,218.37	10,240	10,080.88	10,080.88	-137.49	2,831,620
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,062.42	1,098.40	1,062.42	1,087.72	25.30	1,615,260
BR - Pharmaceutical		923.61	925.20	910.32	911.75	-11.86	126,080

The three top traded companies were Aisha Steel Mills Limited with a volume of 4,646,000 and price per share of 21.12 (-0.89), Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 4,202,000 and price per share of 10.35 (-0.24), Azgard Nine Limited with a volume of 3,876,500 and price per share of 15.51 (-0.36).

The top three advancers were Khyber Tobacco Company Limited with a volume of 200 and price per share of 834.99 (35.00), Jubilee Life Insurance Company Limited with a volume of 2,400 and price per share of 799.90 (19.90), National Foods Limited with a volume of 7,800 and price per share of 315 (15.00).

The top three decliners were Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited with a volume of 60 and price per share of 6,750 (-200.00), Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 2,501 (-123.11), ICI Pakistan Limited with a volume of 60 and price per share of 975 (-27.50).