RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Tuesday at 23,368.81 points with a positive change of 418.92 and volume of 139,591,200 shares. High and Low were 23,404.22 and 22,949.89 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 30 were up, 0 were down and 0 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 218,570,000 shares. Total companies traded were 391 of which 271 were positive, 108 were negative and 12 were unchanged.

Engineering was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 43,251,700 shares. It was followed by Technology and Communication with a total traded volume of 36,956,500 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		9,387.15	9,472.66	9,376.67	9,443.72	56.57	2,764,300
BR - Cement		6,071.93	6,105.74	6,019.93	6,071.47	-0.46	13,221,450
BR - Fertilizer		7,397.97	7,602.05	7,397.97	7,562.66	164.69	18,589,400
BR - Chemicals		3,167.05	3,186.55	3,134.57	3,143.37	-23.68	11,162,280
BR - Commercial Banks		8,373.28	8,448.17	8,331.33	8,426.08	52.80	12,981,500
BR - Insurance		1,136.17	1,144.14	1,134.19	1,143.75	7.58	1,454,700
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		111.73	113.69	110.11	112.89	1.16	6,011,200
BR - Oil and Gas		4,950.98	5,018.90	4,931.43	5,007.63	56.65	7,635,640
BR - Refinery		1,832.70	1,868.25	1,813.72	1,863.50	30.80	6,645,750
BR - Technology and Communication		1,269.10	1,303.77	1,267.98	1,296.86	27.76	36,996,000
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		6,833.35	6,918.64	6,833.35	6,909.49	76.14	6,675,000
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,150.62	1,161.49	1,150.62	1,160.59	9.97	4,204,180
BR - Pharmaceutical		803.51	823.52	803.59	820.24	16.73	508,640

The three top traded companies were Dost Steels Limited with a volume of 27,287,000 and price per share of 13.22 (0.63), Worldcall Telecom Limited with a volume of 16,411,500 and price per share of 3.75 (0.49), TRG Pakistan Limited with a volume of 15,458,000 and price per share of 40.76 (1.09).

The top three advancers were Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited with a volume of 260 and price per share of 7,486.30 (225.59), Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 13,000 (103.33), Sapphire Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 2,044.75 (97.34).

The top three decliners were Colgate-Palmolive (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 560 and price per share of 2,203.75 (-96.25), Khyber Tobacco Company Limited with a volume of 400 and price per share of 807.49 (-42.49), Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 200 and price per share of 794.05 (-20.90).