RECORDER REPORT: PSX, BRIndex-30 update

KARACHI: Friday 23, February 2018 until 17:09, BRIndex 30 was at 23,895.46 with a negative change of -314.6 and volume of 162,733,000 shares.

High and low were 24,339.89 and 23,767.71 respectively. Total volume traded in the market was 244,347,350 shares with 30 total traded companies out of which 3 were up. 25 were down and 2 were unchanged.

Engineering was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 40,413,300 shares. It was followed by Technology and Communication with a total traded volume of 25,608,500 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Current	Change	Volume Traded
BR - Technology and Communication		1,228.30	1,248.53	1,198.15	1,203.09	-25.21	25,570,500
BR - Cement		5,556.74	5,617.78	5,462.05	5,492.60	-64.14	17,648,750
BR - Commercial Banks		8,886.15	8,934.59	8,782.34	8,869.34	-16.81	21,545,500
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		6,383.58	6,414.77	6,313.16	6,315.12	-68.46	9,095,500
BR - Oil and Gas		5,218.83	5,262.94	5,171.94	5,193.44	-25.39	12,403,300
BR - Fertilizer		7,781.23	7,790.73	7,670.37	7,727.27	-53.96	7,466,000
BR - Chemicals		3,316.79	3,323.06	3,294.81	3,305.48	-11.31	25,310,200
BR - Insurance		1,123.35	1,124.02	1,115.06	1,117.43	-5.92	2,698,550
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		109.83	110.35	107.57	108.52	-1.31	3,225,000
BR - Refinery		1,483.20	1,498.78	1,435.12	1,435.12	-48.08	4,876,900
BR - Automobile Assembler		9,926.55	9,999.48	9,813.81	9,813.81	-112.74	5,014,630
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,136.30	1,144.52	1,115.84	1,122.21	-14.09	14,668,630
BR - Pharmaceutical		803.61	813.26	792.76	793.18	-10.43	762,890

The three top traded companies were Dost Steels Limited with a volume of 27,391,000 and price per share of 13.25 (-0.21), Azgard Nine Limited with a volume of 15,617,000 and price per share of 17.83 (0.24), TRG Pakistan Limited with a volume of 14,648,500 and price per share of 35.50 (-1.34).

The top three advancers were Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 480 and price per share of 2,713 (128.95), Ghandhara Industries Limited with a volume of 223,900 and price per share of 773.20 (36.81), Pakistan Oilfields Limited with a volume of 1,182,200 and price per share of 617 (22.26).

The top three decliners were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 80 and price per share of 11,970 (-104.00), Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited with a volume of 60 and price per share of 1,401 (-49.00), Murree Brewery Company Limited with a volume of 7,350 and price per share of 864.98 (-45.52).