RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Thursday at 24,076.12 points with a negative change of -377.28 and volume of 76,238,700 shares. High and Low were 24,453.40 and 23,957.76 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 2 were up, 27 were down and 1 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 144,231,710 shares. Total companies traded were 0 of which 0 were positive, 0 were negative and 0 were unchanged.

Chemicals was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 28,436,720 shares. It was followed by Commercial Banks with a total traded volume of 22,153,900 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		10,323.89	10,342.49	10,138.18	10,182.76	-141.13	2,404,740
BR - Cement		5,766.88	5,797.66	5,707.44	5,750.04	-16.84	12,946,850
BR - Fertilizer		8,491.81	8,491.81	8,343.98	8,391.72	-100.09	3,496,700
BR - Chemicals		3,706.50	3,707.51	3,671.63	3,680.93	-25.57	28,436,720
BR - Commercial Banks		9,086.70	9,087.99	8,925	8,957.22	-129.48	22,154,000
BR - Insurance		1,145.58	1,145.63	1,135.64	1,140.97	-4.61	929,900
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		109.12	109.49	107.06	107.59	-1.53	2,424,000
BR - Oil and Gas		5,513.47	5,513.47	5,436.54	5,468.32	-45.15	5,041,790
BR - Refinery		1,406.22	1,406.22	1,360.68	1,370.95	-35.27	4,220,800
BR - Technology and Communication		1,214.41	1,216.12	1,194	1,198.74	-15.67	10,156,500
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		6,728.61	6,729.14	6,622.64	6,632.53	-96.08	4,562,500
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,216.95	1,223.55	1,210.25	1,210.72	-6.23	5,717,120
BR - Pharmaceutical		825.83	826.06	807.90	811.35	-14.48	1,832,610

The three top traded companies were Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 14,115,500 and price per share of 11.97 (-0.24), Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited with a volume of 10,749,000 and price per share of 11.26 (-0.40), Unity Foods Limited with a volume of 8,128,000 and price per share of 31.66 (-1.66).

The top three advancers were Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 7,900 (150.00), Siemens (Pakistan) Engineering Company Ltd. with a volume of 23,600 and price per share of 1,046.35 (43.98), Bhanero Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 50 and price per share of 849 (27.22).

The top three decliners were Unilever Pakistan Foods Ltd (R) with a volume of 20 and price per share of 2,329.14 (-122.58), Khyber Tobacco Co Ltd with a volume of 8,320 and price per share of 724.25 (-38.11), Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited with a volume of 820 and price per share of 1,283.75 (-31.25).