RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Wednesday at 19,515.59 points with a positive change of 104.75 and volume of 75,443,100 shares. High and Low were 19,788.99 and 19,367.29 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 13 were up, 17 were down and 0 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 115,987,630 shares. Total companies traded were 336 of which 133 were positive, 183 were negative and 20 were unchanged.

Cement was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 23,390,700 shares. It was followed by Commercial Banks with a total traded volume of 17,694,600 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		6,312.86	6,346.60	6,228.39	6,301.33	-11.53	2,615,550
BR - Cement		3,279.86	3,341.97	3,242.67	3,275.05	-4.81	23,432,200
BR - Fertilizer		8,834.58	8,873.65	8,785.27	8,825.64	-8.94	3,576,800
BR - Chemicals		3,021.48	3,031.96	2,998.76	3,019.56	-1.92	15,596,550
BR - Commercial Banks		8,089.85	8,180.94	8,092.20	8,160.83	70.98	17,703,800
BR - Insurance		736.89	740.16	735.91	737.32	0.43	747,600
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		65.54	65.98	64.02	65.59	0.05	1,996,000
BR - Oil and Gas		4,477.60	4,530.23	4,465.74	4,499.39	21.79	7,025,200
BR - Refinery		699.38	707.73	686.87	690.72	-8.66	1,880,800
BR - Technology and Communication		844.08	853.49	834.96	844.11	0.03	12,691,700
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		5,050.41	5,156.45	5,050.51	5,071.53	21.12	9,034,000
BR - Food and Personal Care		823.01	830.42	821.98	823.19	0.18	2,513,270
BR - Pharmaceutical		543.87	543.16	522.48	528.29	-15.58	1,358,060

The three top traded companies were Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited with a volume of 9,811,500 and price per share of 16.48 (0.32), Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 8,763,000 and price per share of 12.01 (0.11), TRG Pakistan Limited with a volume of 8,163,000 and price per share of 19.01 (-0.21).

The top three advancers were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 7,999 (209.00), Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited with a volume of 250 and price per share of 799.05 (38.05), Mari Petroleum Company Limited with a volume of 10,500 and price per share of 1,172.07 (11.61).

The top three decliners were Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 300 and price per share of 2,989.52 (-157.34), Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 77,750 and price per share of 517.41 (-27.22), Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 1,060 and price per share of 847.66 (-21.01).