RECORDER REPORT: PSX, BRIndex-30 update

KARACHI: Thursday 16, August 2018 until 12:43, BRIndex 30 was at 22,715.89 with a negative change of -354.61 and volume of 43,144,700 shares.

High and low were 23,030.41 and 22,687.90 respectively. Total volume traded in the market was 69,642,320 shares with 30 total traded companies out of which 1 were up. 29 were down and 0 were unchanged.

Chemicals was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 14,151,860 shares. It was followed by Cement with a total traded volume of 8,231,100 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Current	Change	Volume Traded
BR - Technology and Communication		1,283.15	1,280.40	1,258.96	1,260.83	-22.32	4,082,400
BR - Cement		4,986.28	4,976.63	4,857.84	4,865.42	-120.86	8,222,000
BR - Commercial Banks		8,677.35	8,668.54	8,559.75	8,562.53	-114.82	5,917,100
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		5,979.03	5,979.03	5,912.84	5,919.82	-59.21	2,517,000
BR - Oil and Gas		5,361.81	5,359.43	5,314.83	5,318.57	-43.24	4,079,180
BR - Fertilizer		9,017.20	9,017.39	8,946.37	8,948.52	-68.68	3,159,100
BR - Chemicals		3,501.25	3,500.97	3,484.06	3,484.36	-16.89	14,145,360
BR - Insurance		1,040.50	1,042.67	1,032.82	1,040.38	-0.12	260,250
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		92.37	92.38	89.83	89.87	-2.50	2,842,500
BR - Refinery		1,246.34	1,240.54	1,222.03	1,223.78	-22.56	1,099,500
BR - Automobile Assembler		8,315.15	8,312.10	8,183.37	8,210.87	-104.28	957,970
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,092.20	1,090.86	1,083.89	1,084	-8.20	2,204,850
BR - Pharmaceutical		765.98	766.22	757.38	759.79	-6.19	216,100

The three top traded companies were Descon Oxychem Limited with a volume of 6,902,500 and price per share of 22.72 (0.27), Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 3,390,000 and price per share of 11.09 (-0.40), D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited with a volume of 3,321,400 and price per share of 112.15 (-5.27).

The top three advancers were Jubilee Life Insurance Company Limited with a volume of 2,400 and price per share of 660 (20.00), Murree Brewery Company Limited with a volume of 1,100 and price per share of 777.50 (17.50), Otsuka Pakistan Ltd with a volume of 200 and price per share of 270 (12.20).

The top three decliners were Indus Motor Company Limited with a volume of 260 and price per share of 1,535.10 (-35.06), Siemens (Pakistan) Engineering Company Ltd. with a volume of 60 and price per share of 919 (-15.56), Biafo Industries Limited with a volume of 38,000 and price per share of 292.93 (-15.41).