RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Monday at 23,413.63 points with a negative change of -9.55 and volume of 101,062,200 shares. High and Low were 23,604.84 and 23,339.78 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 9 were up, 21 were down and 0 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 160,149,920 shares. Total companies traded were 341 of which 106 were positive, 214 were negative and 21 were unchanged.

Commercial Banks was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 41,845,600 shares. It was followed by Chemicals with a total traded volume of 19,400,850 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		9,481.99	9,483.31	9,356.44	9,410.34	-71.65	1,369,140
BR - Cement		5,244.34	5,243.90	5,058.85	5,092.44	-151.90	14,413,550
BR - Fertilizer		8,385.55	8,483.78	8,430.43	8,456.50	70.95	4,334,300
BR - Chemicals		3,831.67	3,864.45	3,825.23	3,836.17	4.50	19,400,850
BR - Commercial Banks		9,052.13	9,166.34	9,046.14	9,100.03	47.90	41,846,100
BR - Insurance		1,101.85	1,103.08	1,096.93	1,100.28	-1.57	785,300
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		110.18	110.22	109.10	109.12	-1.06	2,945,000
BR - Oil and Gas		5,509.41	5,569.25	5,540.54	5,545.55	36.14	6,030,480
BR - Refinery		1,297.14	1,303.09	1,250.47	1,258.42	-38.72	2,746,800
BR - Technology and Communication		1,182.78	1,197.05	1,166.08	1,168.67	-14.11	7,047,000
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		6,170.21	6,206.26	6,109.03	6,183.62	13.41	13,827,000
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,163.79	1,168.10	1,159.10	1,164.11	0.32	7,738,600
BR - Pharmaceutical		808.73	806.06	783.59	785.69	-23.04	744,790

The three top traded companies were Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 24,665,000 and price per share of 13.24 (0.20), Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited with a volume of 14,145,000 and price per share of 12.22 (0.62), Pak Elektron Limited with a volume of 9,508,000 and price per share of 37.82 (-1.96).

The top three advancers were Khyber Textile Mills Ltd with a volume of 1,000 and price per share of 404.65 (19.26), Ismail Industries Limited with a volume of 100 and price per share of 399 (19.00), Khyber Tobacco Co Ltd with a volume of 60 and price per share of 659.90 (16.42).

The top three decliners were Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited with a volume of 240 and price per share of 7,853.33 (-324.17), Unilever Pakistan Food Limited with a volume of 160 and price per share of 7,785 (-314.00), Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 500 and price per share of 1,442.11 (-37.89).