RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Thursday at 24,591.07 points with a negative change of -89.39 and volume of 68,861,700 shares. High and Low were 24,753.59 and 24,562.79 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 15 were up, 15 were down and 0 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 170,307,060 shares. Total companies traded were 393 of which 147 were positive, 228 were negative and 18 were unchanged.

Commercial Banks was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 24,473,300 shares. It was followed by Chemicals with a total traded volume of 21,222,170 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		10,401.63	10,401.63	10,273.91	10,292.79	-108.84	3,165,390
BR - Cement		5,865.54	5,886.31	5,844.12	5,861.84	-3.70	16,406,400
BR - Fertilizer		8,450.97	8,478.10	8,418.68	8,424.35	-26.62	2,943,900
BR - Chemicals		3,794.90	3,794.90	3,691.44	3,708.04	-86.86	21,234,670
BR - Commercial Banks		9,228.79	9,251.78	9,155.91	9,168.25	-60.54	24,479,000
BR - Insurance		1,148.23	1,150.06	1,139.62	1,140.71	-7.52	961,300
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		113.16	114.25	111.84	111.84	-1.32	1,424,500
BR - Oil and Gas		5,560.86	5,586.17	5,540.82	5,547.86	-13	4,419,630
BR - Refinery		1,392.49	1,401.12	1,382.72	1,389.26	-3.23	2,489,750
BR - Technology and Communication		1,225.47	1,226.25	1,210.29	1,214.28	-11.19	5,465,000
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		6,788.33	6,803.24	6,710.75	6,723.23	-65.10	6,007,000
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,226.11	1,230.83	1,219.98	1,221.38	-4.73	7,254,940
BR - Pharmaceutical		849.30	850.52	833.01	834.76	-14.54	2,476,060

The three top traded companies were Unity Foods Limited with a volume of 9,989,500 and price per share of 31.71 (-1.34), Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 9,372,500 and price per share of 10.59 (1.00), Nimir Resins Limited with a volume of 8,076,000 and price per share of 12.33 (0.29).

The top three advancers were Unilever Pakistan Food Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 9,200 (200.00), Island Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 50 and price per share of 942.63 (44.88), Bhanero Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 500 and price per share of 729.75 (34.75).

The top three decliners were Colgate-Palmolive (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 3,117 (-163.02), Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 1,700 and price per share of 2,386.77 (-125.61), Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 1,260 and price per share of 1,503.79 (-55.78).