PSX close of day 01-Apr-2020

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Wednesday at 14,537.04 points with a negative change of -12.33 and volume of 136,403,395 shares. High and Low were 14,706.20 and 14,265.41 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 13 were up, 16 were down and 1 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 193,711,949 shares. Total companies traded were 358 of which 214 were positive, 122 were negative and 22 were unchanged.

Cement was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 51,089,856 shares. It was followed by Oil and Gas Marketing Companies with a total traded volume of 24,526,313 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		4,345.54	4,596.56	4,330.49	4,570.05	224.51	1,670,590
BR - Cement		3,203.25	3,246.92	3,146.35	3,204.57	1.32	51,106,356
BR - Fertilizer		8,821.90	8,962.91	8,675.25	8,881.85	59.95	5,138,774
BR - Chemicals		2,842.26	2,920.36	2,842.26	2,879	36.74	7,248,760
BR - Commercial Banks		6,662.53	6,759.38	6,564.12	6,701.77	39.24	15,946,675
BR - Insurance		651.66	667.68	648.05	665.71	14.05	857,300
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		62.27	65.69	62.24	64.49	2.22	1,946,900
BR - Oil and Gas		2,700.02	2,742.35	2,650.06	2,728.28	28.26	37,283,678
BR - Refinery		485.03	500.14	472.28	497.95	12.92	2,389,500
BR - Technology and Communication		687.87	720.80	684.21	707.10	19.23	12,997,900
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		3,980.73	4,058.63	3,912.96	4,003.07	22.34	14,299,546
BR - Food and Personal Care		753.17	757.92	745.93	745.93	-7.24	9,694,390
BR - Pharmaceutical		524.34	538.88	521.22	532.28	7.94	1,237,650

The three top traded companies were Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited with a volume of 24,646,500 and price per share of 21.07 (0.35), Hascol Petroleum Limited with a volume of 17,936,000 and price per share of 11.78 (0.13), Unity Foods Limited with a volume of 10,231,000 and price per share of 9.74 (-0.14).

The top three advancers were Mari Petroleum Company Limited with a volume of 36,800 and price per share of 950.66 (59.56), Indus Motor Company Limited with a volume of 1,840 and price per share of 784.24 (54.71), Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 3,750 and price per share of 739.60 (51.60).

The top three decliners were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 140 and price per share of 6,600 (-100.00), Sapphire Fibres Limited with a volume of 50 and price per share of 541.01 (-32.99), Murree Brewery Company Limited with a volume of 1,550 and price per share of 600 (-23.67).