RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Friday at 23,366.91 points with a positive change of 182.95 and volume of 128,025,000 shares. High and Low were 23,593.11 and 22,754.98 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 18 were up, 10 were down and 2 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 188,136,350 shares. Total companies traded were 378 of which 154 were positive, 203 were negative and 21 were unchanged.

Engineering was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 24,064,200 shares. It was followed by Commercial Banks with a total traded volume of 23,643,400 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		9,947.31	9,949.47	9,596.89	9,763.96	-183.35	6,674,120
BR - Cement		6,723.78	6,723.78	6,530.97	6,635.79	-87.99	14,203,850
BR - Fertilizer		7,066.98	7,082.18	6,927.46	6,976	-90.98	4,565,600
BR - Chemicals		3,342.69	3,342.69	3,217.89	3,260.29	-82.40	13,145,450
BR - Commercial Banks		8,391.32	8,401.01	8,249.79	8,362.89	-28.43	23,686,600
BR - Insurance		1,210.73	1,210.73	1,181.44	1,186.70	-24.03	1,210,100
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		109.66	110.28	106.88	109.48	-0.18	2,176,200
BR - Oil and Gas		4,930	5,053.86	4,835.36	5,028.70	98.70	20,431,960
BR - Refinery		1,809.30	1,834.58	1,758.12	1,812.24	2.94	5,009,900
BR - Technology and Communication		1,329.73	1,350.51	1,311.34	1,345.82	16.09	17,218,000
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		6,870.38	6,987.20	6,755.71	6,910.25	39.87	8,969,700
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,058.35	1,076.41	1,056.28	1,076.41	18.06	2,023,310
BR - Pharmaceutical		895.77	895.77	853.70	860	-35.77	998,460

The three top traded companies were Azgard Nine Limited with a volume of 18,155,000 and price per share of 16.26 (1.00), Aisha Steel Mills Limited with a volume of 14,257,500 and price per share of 20.86 (-0.07), TRG Pakistan Limited with a volume of 13,157,500 and price per share of 42.88 (1.29).

The top three advancers were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 60 and price per share of 11,014 (374.00), Mari Petroleum Company Limited with a volume of 42,360 and price per share of 1,772.44 (67.11), Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 100 and price per share of 2,269 (44.00).

The top three decliners were Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 60 and price per share of 2,945 (-155.00), Colgate-Palmolive (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 900 and price per share of 2,325 (-115.00), Jubilee Life Insurance Company Limited with a volume of 3,200 and price per share of 760 (-39.90).