RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Monday at 18,338.59 points with a negative change of -486.90 and volume of 69,845,400 shares. High and Low were 18,821.05 and 18,307.79 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 2 were up, 28 were down and 0 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 91,736,350 shares. Total companies traded were 314 of which 49 were positive, 246 were negative and 19 were unchanged.

Power Generation and Distribution was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 19,953,000 shares. It was followed by Commercial Banks with a total traded volume of 14,658,300 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		6,065.70	6,033.08	5,858.27	5,902.02	-163.68	615,500
BR - Cement		3,186.76	3,119.40	3,026.08	3,030.55	-156.21	7,450,100
BR - Fertilizer		8,352.95	8,316.73	8,142.96	8,165.96	-186.99	3,243,800
BR - Chemicals		2,893.65	2,893.65	2,836.37	2,851.91	-41.74	5,786,300
BR - Commercial Banks		8,500.28	8,465.69	8,279.99	8,316.08	-184.20	14,703,500
BR - Insurance		749	750.98	746.76	747.06	-1.94	175,000
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		65.05	65.05	63.09	63.51	-1.54	583,500
BR - Oil and Gas		4,217.77	4,189.97	4,070.90	4,099.99	-117.78	10,556,580
BR - Refinery		637.62	635.86	612.36	613.12	-24.50	1,091,300
BR - Technology and Communication		772.44	769.39	741.51	746.29	-26.15	5,914,900
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		4,879.70	5,035.40	4,900.89	4,900.89	21.19	20,003,000
BR - Food and Personal Care		747.96	746.92	725.97	730.73	-17.23	2,568,600
BR - Pharmaceutical		464.67	462.09	448.86	449.19	-15.48	902,070

The three top traded companies were K-Electric Limited with a volume of 18,529,500 and price per share of 4.27 (0.18), Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 7,330,500 and price per share of 10.06 (-0.58), Unity Foods Limited with a volume of 4,305,500 and price per share of 9.83 (-0.89).

The top three advancers were Shield Corporation Limited with a volume of 7,400 and price per share of 199.50 (9.50), Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited with a volume of 400 and price per share of 191.90 (6.16), Mitchell's Fruit Farms Limited with a volume of 1,500 and price per share of 260 (3.50).

The top three decliners were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 300 and price per share of 6,947.02 (-201.48), Indus Motor Company Limited with a volume of 3,500 and price per share of 1,122.18 (-27.41), Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 420 and price per share of 797 (-22.45).