RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Wednesday at 18,669.80 points with a positive change of 231.45 and volume of 103,883,400 shares. High and Low were 18,755.49 and 18,431.33 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 24 were up, 6 were down and 0 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 150,978,350 shares. Total companies traded were 327 of which 216 were positive, 84 were negative and 27 were unchanged.

Cement was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 25,953,800 shares. It was followed by Commercial Banks with a total traded volume of 23,919,500 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		5,925.15	5,993.06	5,869.75	5,975.35	50.20	2,380,030
BR - Cement		2,986.01	3,115.31	2,975.21	3,050.67	64.66	26,033,800
BR - Fertilizer		8,372.03	8,503.21	8,365.92	8,487.94	115.91	5,728,500
BR - Chemicals		2,882.84	2,911.88	2,875.80	2,892.81	9.97	13,263,250
BR - Commercial Banks		8,260.29	8,302.61	8,200.37	8,267.57	7.28	23,943,400
BR - Insurance		746.52	748.33	738.15	740.23	-6.29	5,561,200
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		64.58	65.56	63.74	64.72	0.14	1,579,000
BR - Oil and Gas		4,125.71	4,200.14	4,102.31	4,164.22	38.51	10,364,340
BR - Refinery		625.28	641.70	613.78	628.73	3.45	1,699,800
BR - Technology and Communication		760.04	781.88	761.16	775.52	15.48	13,216,800
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		4,919.74	5,000.93	4,839.98	4,891.87	-27.87	9,859,000
BR - Food and Personal Care		738.75	746.89	738.75	740.72	1.97	4,440,100
BR - Pharmaceutical		449.82	468.20	456.87	458.26	8.44	1,173,610

The three top traded companies were Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 18,499,000 and price per share of 9.79 (-0.21), Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd with a volume of 9,961,500 and price per share of 23.02 (0.96), K-Electric Limited with a volume of 7,488,000 and price per share of 4.31 (-0.03).

The top three advancers were Pak Suzuki Motors Co Ltd with a volume of 159,400 and price per share of 288.63 (13.74), Sitara Chemical Industries Limited with a volume of 1,000 and price per share of 287.34 (11.18), The Searle Company Limited with a volume of 1,001,400 and price per share of 155.01 (7.38).

The top three decliners were Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited with a volume of 500 and price per share of 645.01 (-24.99), Jubilee Life Insurance Company Limited with a volume of 200 and price per share of 290.70 (-15.30), Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 250 and price per share of 467.67 (-13.40).