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KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Wednesday at 23,859.82 points with a positive change of 269.88 and volu
Published August 16, 2017 Updated August 16, 2017 01:43pm

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Wednesday at 23,859.82 points with a positive change of 269.88 and volume of 116,389,800 shares. High and Low were 24,063.25 and 23,465.37 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 23 were up, 6 were down and 1 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 187,249,060 shares. Total companies traded were 377 of which 217 were positive, 145 were negative and 15 were unchanged.

Textile Composite was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 22,566,000 shares. It was followed by Engineering with a total traded volume of 20,754,300 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

SectorOpenHighLowCloseChangeTurnover
BR - Automobile Assembler
10,280.5110,352.7510,194.4610,218.37-62.148,496,900
BR - Cement
6,903.706,986.176,792.376,911.137.4318,754,000
BR - Fertilizer
7,075.637,208.907,072.387,195.39119.764,100,600
BR - Chemicals
3,430.173,438.273,406.363,430.920.7510,039,100
BR - Commercial Banks
8,499.818,602.358,490.498,580.8080.9916,817,700
BR - Insurance
1,207.671,224.971,194.501,214.086.414,324,950
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co
111.72112.52110.64111.56-0.162,666,600
BR - Oil and Gas
5,056.795,108.475,054.935,086.4629.6714,391,320
BR - Refinery
1,864.631,895.531,833.761,878.8914.266,269,200
BR - Technology and Communication
1,335.731,373.561,335.201,363.7928.0616,775,500
BR - Power Generation and Distribution
6,978.837,088.166,978.837,010.1831.358,625,800
BR - Food and Personal Care
1,076.091,076.211,061.781,062.42-13.674,908,880
BR - Pharmaceutical
938.65951.25914.64923.61-15.04519,440

The three top traded companies were Azgard Nine Limited with a volume of 17,700,500 and price per share of 15.87 (0.28), Aisha Steel Mills Limited with a volume of 11,644,000 and price per share of 22.01 (0.41), TRG Pakistan Limited with a volume of 8,557,500 and price per share of 43.53 (0.90).

The top three advancers were Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 580 and price per share of 2,624.11 (66.06), Hinopak Motors Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 1,280 (52.49), Murree Brewery Company Limited with a volume of 2,500 and price per share of 864.80 (30.81).

The top three decliners were Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited with a volume of 100 and price per share of 1,833.05 (-89.28), Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited with a volume of 40 and price per share of 6,950 (-80.00), Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 40 and price per share of 2,270 (-28.00).

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