RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Thursday at 16,195.56 points with a negative change of -38.82 and volume of 108,449,100 shares. High and Low were 16,640.54 and 16,125.55 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 8 were up, 22 were down and 0 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 146,537,210 shares. Total companies traded were 342 of which 122 were positive, 202 were negative and 18 were unchanged.

Cement was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 36,096,900 shares. It was followed by Technology and Communication with a total traded volume of 21,279,500 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		4,724.41	4,835.77	4,724.41	4,798.80	74.39	1,721,470
BR - Cement		2,745.54	2,817.30	2,681.11	2,696.81	-48.73	36,098,400
BR - Fertilizer		8,286.67	8,404.97	8,186.40	8,216.37	-70.30	6,109,000
BR - Chemicals		2,569.59	2,606.82	2,569.59	2,590.57	20.98	15,612,590
BR - Commercial Banks		7,196.08	7,302.15	7,165.39	7,210.30	14.22	7,455,200
BR - Insurance		605.18	607.59	599.15	604.90	-0.28	790,000
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		65.63	66.16	65.47	65.47	-0.16	2,401,000
BR - Oil and Gas		3,269.43	3,370.49	3,262.31	3,277.10	7.67	13,200,600
BR - Refinery		493.54	508.29	482.40	485.18	-8.36	1,099,200
BR - Technology and Communication		647.41	663.17	631.27	633.75	-13.66	21,280,000
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		4,100.29	4,205.96	4,090.06	4,174.56	74.27	6,179,500
BR - Food and Personal Care		698.62	704.59	683.35	683.69	-14.93	5,143,350
BR - Pharmaceutical		384.46	390.23	377.88	378.49	-5.97	1,268,800

The three top traded companies were Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd with a volume of 17,169,500 and price per share of 17.73 (-0.47), Worldcall Telecom with a volume of 12,938,000 and price per share of 0.86 (0.01), Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited with a volume of 10,399,000 and price per share of 15.01 (-0.76).

The top three advancers were Colgate Palmolive (Pakistan) Ltd with a volume of 40 and price per share of 1,833.46 (87.30), Millat Tractors Limited with a volume of 66,150 and price per share of 693.61 (28.49), Archroma Pakistan Limited with a volume of 300 and price per share of 467 (21.98).

The top three decliners were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 100 and price per share of 5,790.25 (-304.75), Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 450 and price per share of 585.79 (-17.71), Faisal Spinning Mills Limited with a volume of 300 and price per share of 215.12 (-10.90).