RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Wednesday at 19,605.32 points with a negative change of -396.43 and volume of 108,126,600 shares. High and Low were 20,069.29 and 19,579.82 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 2 were up, 28 were down and 0 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 172,862,800 shares. Total companies traded were 357 of which 68 were positive, 274 were negative and 15 were unchanged.

Commercial Banks was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 64,696,800 shares. It was followed by Vanaspati and Allied Industries with a total traded volume of 27,350,500 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		6,503.92	6,512.01	6,371.42	6,388.17	-115.75	2,835,020
BR - Cement		3,526.35	3,531.82	3,444.73	3,454.62	-71.73	21,010,100
BR - Fertilizer		8,939.37	8,966.55	8,859.56	8,882.94	-56.43	1,020,100
BR - Chemicals		3,027.32	3,031.56	2,993.80	3,007.96	-19.36	7,722,100
BR - Commercial Banks		8,225.09	8,238.47	8,033.62	8,069.80	-155.29	64,712,100
BR - Insurance		777.79	772.21	758.87	761.67	-16.12	1,167,750
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		68.04	68.16	66.28	66.34	-1.70	6,878,500
BR - Oil and Gas		4,581.63	4,602.66	4,512.15	4,524.74	-56.89	7,814,780
BR - Refinery		741.78	742.87	717.40	722.30	-19.48	1,667,100
BR - Technology and Communication		889.64	892	866.47	872.33	-17.31	5,979,900
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		5,221.41	5,241	5,067.01	5,103.15	-118.26	5,257,000
BR - Food and Personal Care		850.74	850.92	827.49	831.83	-18.91	2,527,540
BR - Pharmaceutical		585.59	586.82	569.70	575.60	-9.99	722,130

The three top traded companies were Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 51,481,000 and price per share of 12.54 (-1.00), Unity Foods Limited (R) with a volume of 23,348,000 and price per share of 0.95 (-0.59), Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd with a volume of 6,787,000 and price per share of 30.99 (-0.56).

The top three advancers were Otsuka Pakistan Ltd with a volume of 500 and price per share of 146.98 (4.86), Clover Pakistan Ltd with a volume of 36,800 and price per share of 140.66 (4.28), National Refinery Limited with a volume of 328,800 and price per share of 160.80 (3.68).

The top three decliners were Unilever Pakistan Food Limited with a volume of 180 and price per share of 6,500 (-299.00), Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 1,000 and price per share of 7,602.50 (-296.50), Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 3,315.20 (-174.47).