RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Wednesday at 22,778.82 points with a positive change of 283.04 and volume of 88,935,300 shares. High and Low were 22,851.13 and 22,249.36 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 13 were up, 17 were down and 0 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 132,089,330 shares. Total companies traded were 337 of which 141 were positive, 165 were negative and 31 were unchanged.

Transport was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 19,626,200 shares. It was followed by Commercial Banks with a total traded volume of 18,861,300 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		6,511.35	6,530.03	6,465.57	6,481.81	-29.54	2,642,340
BR - Cement		4,331.81	4,373.52	4,278.84	4,357.77	25.96	12,915,300
BR - Fertilizer		9,116.87	9,253.93	9,086.20	9,233.54	116.67	3,245,800
BR - Chemicals		3,271.86	3,292.84	3,218.95	3,274.40	2.54	13,958,870
BR - Commercial Banks		8,565.90	8,679.95	8,504.88	8,679.95	114.05	18,865,800
BR - Insurance		884.41	884.49	880.66	882.74	-1.67	281,500
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		76.07	76.08	73.93	75.39	-0.68	4,532,000
BR - Oil and Gas		4,908.56	4,979.08	4,888.79	4,962.81	54.25	9,704,000
BR - Refinery		889.12	890.10	866.72	888.62	-0.50	1,751,600
BR - Technology and Communication		1,010.76	1,013.74	1,000.21	1,013.74	2.98	7,017,200
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		6,305.26	6,327.50	6,249.93	6,260.52	-44.74	11,456,500
BR - Food and Personal Care		993.71	996.81	987.25	991.32	-2.39	3,353,100
BR - Pharmaceutical		675.39	678.31	667.74	673.83	-1.56	711,050

The three top traded companies were Pakistan International Bulk Terminal Limited with a volume of 17,825,000 and price per share of 11.27 (-0.77), Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 7,558,500 and price per share of 13.59 (0.28), K-Electric Limited with a volume of 7,018,500 and price per share of 6.34 (-0.06).

The top three advancers were Colgate Palmolive (Pakistan) Ltd with a volume of 20 and price per share of 2,050 (50.00), Mari Petroleum Company Limited with a volume of 17,000 and price per share of 1,301.75 (27.48), Gatron (Industries) Limited with a volume of 4,300 and price per share of 345.53 (16.45).

The top three decliners were Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 200 and price per share of 1,104.33 (-22.67), ICI Pakistan Limited with a volume of 13,050 and price per share of 695.42 (-22.42), Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 1,250 and price per share of 665.99 (-18.01).