RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Thursday at 24,116.10 points with a positive change of 219.90 and volume of 169,415,100 shares. High and Low were 24,361.98 and 23,844.41 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 17 were up, 13 were down and 0 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 268,457,330 shares. Total companies traded were 383 of which 222 were positive, 152 were negative and 9 were unchanged.

Technology and Communication was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 31,725,500 shares. It was followed by Cement with a total traded volume of 29,825,000 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		9,540.01	9,673.89	9,518.76	9,634.20	94.19	8,392,590
BR - Cement		5,666.35	5,802.11	5,643.64	5,722.71	56.36	30,003,000
BR - Fertilizer		7,720.09	7,869	7,720.09	7,809.84	89.75	6,340,800
BR - Chemicals		3,172.22	3,227.52	3,172.22	3,213.84	41.62	26,030,550
BR - Commercial Banks		8,822.54	8,945.68	8,748.35	8,846.43	23.89	25,635,700
BR - Insurance		1,118.23	1,132.73	1,114.35	1,120.41	2.18	1,602,850
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		101.84	103.52	101.02	101.75	-0.09	2,716,000
BR - Oil and Gas		5,284.86	5,365.89	5,276.02	5,312.13	27.27	17,835,150
BR - Refinery		1,360.12	1,401.06	1,338.80	1,342.04	-18.08	4,824,150
BR - Technology and Communication		1,140.13	1,164.06	1,126.64	1,137.33	-2.80	31,726,500
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		6,267.69	6,349.33	6,267.81	6,318.89	51.20	9,778,500
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,008.24	1,019.83	1,008.24	1,013.07	4.83	11,216,200
BR - Pharmaceutical		741.40	760.89	740.54	748.04	6.64	1,557,630

The three top traded companies were TRG Pakistan Limited with a volume of 17,579,000 and price per share of 31.93 (-0.30), Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited with a volume of 15,426,000 and price per share of 8.62 (0.48), Azgard Nine Limited with a volume of 13,239,500 and price per share of 14.92 (-0.08).

The top three advancers were Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited with a volume of 340 and price per share of 1,479.56 (70.45), Hinopak Motors Limited with a volume of 4,180 and price per share of 1,201.72 (57.22), Khyber Tobacco Co Ltd with a volume of 5,220 and price per share of 763 (36.33).

The top three decliners were Shield Corporation Limited with a volume of 3,650 and price per share of 435.69 (-22.93), National Refinery Limited with a volume of 176,050 and price per share of 434.13 (-22.84), Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 80 and price per share of 2,500 (-20.00).