RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Wednesday at 23,247.92 points with a positive change of 37.19 and volume of 206,978,100 shares. High and Low were 23,452.07 and 22,882.08 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 12 were up, 18 were down and 0 was unchanged.

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

Cement was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 54,667,050 shares. It was followed by Chemicals with a total traded volume of 35,627,770 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		7,137.60	7,209.39	7,136.25	7,187.53	49.93	2,406,330
BR - Cement		4,728.86	4,830.46	4,649.51	4,736.95	8.09	54,681,050
BR - Fertilizer		9,035.95	9,106.44	8,923.67	9,069.88	33.93	7,178,500
BR - Chemicals		3,346.94	3,344.73	3,268.43	3,271.78	-75.16	35,664,970
BR - Commercial Banks		8,651.92	8,676.98	8,539.41	8,653.37	1.45	22,257,300
BR - Insurance		930.58	938.37	927.06	936.70	6.12	1,606,550
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		83.03	83.54	81.54	81.95	-1.08	2,661,000
BR - Oil and Gas		5,452.28	5,457.14	5,393.80	5,432.54	-19.74	7,441,010
BR - Refinery		1,167.10	1,167.10	1,122.78	1,148.05	-19.05	4,339,200
BR - Technology and Communication		1,161.55	1,163.26	1,141.46	1,150.17	-11.38	21,983,400
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		6,306.62	6,351.79	6,262.74	6,315.54	8.92	21,358,500
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,033.06	1,037.64	1,023.19	1,027.07	-5.99	6,699,200
BR - Pharmaceutical		648.10	671.72	647.20	664.75	16.65	933,940

The three top traded companies were Pakistan International Bulk Terminal Limited with a volume of 20,815,500 and price per share of 12.36 (1.00), K-Electric Limited with a volume of 19,989,000 and price per share of 6.30 (0.06), Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited with a volume of 18,722,500 and price per share of 17.97 (0.83).

The top three advancers were Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited with a volume of 5,380 and price per share of 2,394.95 (92.49), Service Industries Limited with a volume of 7,550 and price per share of 741.22 (30.22), Khyber Tobacco Co Ltd with a volume of 10,800 and price per share of 613.80 (28.92).

The top three decliners were Colgate Palmolive (Pakistan) Ltd with a volume of 20 and price per share of 2,241.01 (-110.99), Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 680 and price per share of 1,711.37 (-90.07), Island Textile Mills Ltd with a volume of 20 and price per share of 1,616 (-84.00).