RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Thursday at 23,432.75 points with a positive change of 223.89 and volume of 163,743,700 shares. High and Low were 23,474.83 and 23,204.33 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 25 were up, 4 were down and 1 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 254,905,780 shares. Total companies traded were 387 of which 250 were positive, 121 were negative and 16 were unchanged.

Chemicals was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 49,809,720 shares. It was followed by Cement with a total traded volume of 30,886,000 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		7,452.84	7,655.63	7,450.78	7,623.49	170.65	3,772,820
BR - Cement		4,700.09	4,836.18	4,700.09	4,791.82	91.73	30,897,200
BR - Fertilizer		9,151	9,235.60	9,148.22	9,220.10	69.10	6,626,000
BR - Chemicals		3,442.69	3,530.86	3,442.68	3,526.07	83.38	49,870,220
BR - Commercial Banks		8,456.70	8,619.81	8,444.04	8,613.14	156.44	25,284,200
BR - Insurance		938.36	938.38	927.75	936.59	-1.77	1,625,450
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		82.53	83.43	82.50	83.38	0.85	4,511,500
BR - Oil and Gas		5,115.54	5,153.52	5,113.30	5,149.91	34.37	11,536,340
BR - Refinery		1,172.57	1,188.85	1,164.41	1,188.85	16.28	4,120,600
BR - Technology and Communication		1,159.43	1,176.74	1,158.68	1,169.44	10.01	24,384,300
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		6,200.86	6,217.65	6,173.34	6,192	-8.86	4,893,500
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,015.61	1,023.83	1,015.59	1,020.22	4.61	6,463,710
BR - Pharmaceutical		702.31	718.37	702.31	713.68	11.37	1,455,800

The three top traded companies were Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited with a volume of 28,389,000 and price per share of 19.81 (0.31), TRG Pakistan Limited with a volume of 17,465,500 and price per share of 30.77 (0.37), Pak Elektron Limited with a volume of 17,271,500 and price per share of 33.31 (1.28).

The top three advancers were Colgate Palmolive (Pakistan) Ltd with a volume of 420 and price per share of 2,410.01 (114.76), Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited with a volume of 340 and price per share of 932.38 (30.65), Khyber Tobacco Co Ltd with a volume of 2,150 and price per share of 510.13 (24.29).

The top three decliners were Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited with a volume of 100 and price per share of 7,200 (-190.00), Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 40 and price per share of 8,950 (-170.00), Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited with a volume of 100 and price per share of 2,200.05 (-97.95).