RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Monday at 21,089.29 points with a negative change of -261.68 and volume of 60,812,200 shares. High and Low were 21,377.84 and 21,050.17 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 5 were up, 24 were down and 1 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 94,109,900 shares. Total companies traded were 350 of which 68 were positive, 258 were negative and 24 were unchanged.

Technology and Communication was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 19,901,500 shares. It was followed by Engineering with a total traded volume of 12,727,500 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		9,601.03	9,654.78	9,530.60	9,569.58	-31.45	1,911,360
BR - Cement		5,150.27	5,151.82	5,063.74	5,072.42	-77.85	2,780,050
BR - Fertilizer		7,186.05	7,186.78	7,085.14	7,110.21	-75.84	2,412,800
BR - Chemicals		2,974.44	2,981.63	2,960.12	2,960.19	-14.25	3,021,810
BR - Commercial Banks		7,750.92	7,762.37	7,697.14	7,704.54	-46.38	3,681,000
BR - Insurance		1,129.74	1,129.74	1,121.54	1,123.57	-6.17	596,400
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		99.07	99.50	97.18	97.41	-1.66	814,500
BR - Oil and Gas		5,193.39	5,222.06	5,087.78	5,098.15	-95.24	8,588,250
BR - Refinery		1,555.41	1,558.77	1,518.73	1,520.05	-35.36	2,303,100
BR - Technology and Communication		1,186.49	1,195.57	1,160.49	1,164.30	-22.19	20,003,000
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		6,256.40	6,261.85	6,171.32	6,206.21	-50.19	4,585,900
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,064.54	1,065.77	1,026.32	1,027.72	-36.82	2,415,810
BR - Pharmaceutical		764.33	764.33	751.11	754.08	-10.25	392,740

The three top traded companies were TRG Pakistan Limited with a volume of 13,031,500 and price per share of 35.24 (-1.55), Dost Steels Limited with a volume of 8,129,000 and price per share of 13.42 (0.12), Azgard Nine Limited with a volume of 6,290,500 and price per share of 15.10 (-0.56).

The top three advancers were Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 460 and price per share of 3,022.49 (143.92), Sapphire Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 100 and price per share of 1,879.48 (84.48), Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited with a volume of 2,240 and price per share of 1,446.43 (68.83).

The top three decliners were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 140 and price per share of 11,400 (-600.00), Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 6,700 (-269.00), Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 680 and price per share of 2,500 (-99.99).