RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Thursday at 23,215.19 points with a positive change of 40.51 and volume of 67,014,500 shares. High and Low were 23,319.50 and 23,092.25 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 24 were up, 6 were down and 0 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 140,399,230 shares. Total companies traded were 382 of which 234 were positive, 127 were negative and 21 were unchanged.

Textile Spinning was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 27,743,000 shares. It was followed by Commercial Banks with a total traded volume of 23,869,600 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		9,378.87	9,441.25	9,380.95	9,420.09	41.22	1,594,340
BR - Cement		5,871.79	5,893.80	5,807.77	5,821.34	-50.45	8,412,850
BR - Fertilizer		7,490.04	7,545.29	7,490.04	7,528.03	37.99	2,470,200
BR - Chemicals		3,086.54	3,124.75	3,085.65	3,122.38	35.84	5,362,860
BR - Commercial Banks		8,251.41	8,265.95	8,174.07	8,217.65	-33.76	23,878,500
BR - Insurance		1,123.59	1,136.06	1,123.52	1,133.82	10.23	3,712,700
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		110.29	112.60	108.93	112.13	1.84	3,100,500
BR - Oil and Gas		4,914.50	4,956.26	4,914.06	4,931.40	16.90	5,392,760
BR - Refinery		1,811.35	1,856.58	1,802.67	1,840.48	29.13	4,516,450
BR - Technology and Communication		1,243.25	1,270.86	1,234.51	1,267.91	24.66	17,863,500
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		7,012.31	7,056.81	6,945.34	6,975.60	-36.71	5,266,200
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,122.02	1,134.26	1,120.37	1,133.34	11.32	1,700,930
BR - Pharmaceutical		816.17	828.46	816.38	825.75	9.58	527,020

The three top traded companies were Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 12,309,000 and price per share of 9.60 (0.36), Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited with a volume of 10,395,500 and price per share of 6.30 (0.19), TRG Pakistan Limited with a volume of 7,358,000 and price per share of 37.10 (0.06).

The top three advancers were Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 7,299 (193.00), Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 60 and price per share of 12,999.50 (99.51), Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 1,820 and price per share of 2,050.25 (47.90).

The top three decliners were Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 2,900 (-50.00), Mari Petroleum Company Limited with a volume of 10,560 and price per share of 1,501.32 (-25.18), Faisal Spinning Mills Limited with a volume of 100 and price per share of 320.67 (-16.87).