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RECORDER REPORT: PSX, BRIndex-30 update

KARACHI: Friday 18, August 2017 until 14:25, BRIndex 30 was at 23,104.65 with a negative change of -79.31 and volume of
Published August 18, 2017 Updated August 18, 2017 09:25am

KARACHI: Friday 18, August 2017 until 14:25, BRIndex 30 was at 23,104.65 with a negative change of -79.31 and volume of 71,579,700 shares.

High and low were 23,288.70 and 22,791.54 respectively. Total volume traded in the market was 100,211,950 shares with 30 total traded companies out of which 7 were up. 23 were down and 0 were unchanged.

Textile Composite was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 15,273,500 shares. It was followed by Commercial Banks with a total traded volume of 14,477,500 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

SectorOpenHighLowCurrentChangeVolume Traded
BR - Technology and Communication
1,329.731,335.081,310.361,334.694.968,317,000
BR - Cement
6,723.786,688.226,538.596,601.84-121.946,344,100
BR - Commercial Banks
8,391.328,369.828,2698,312.69-78.6314,477,500
BR - Power Generation and Distribution
6,870.386,910.946,755.916,847.81-22.574,464,900
BR - Oil and Gas
4,9304,942.144,838.044,907.55-22.4510,496,130
BR - Fertilizer
7,066.987,082.186,931.197,000.41-66.572,222,700
BR - Chemicals
3,342.693,340.723,215.743,241.47-101.227,560,110
BR - Insurance
1,210.731,208.831,180.891,181.16-29.57350,800
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co
109.66109.69107.05107.60-2.06631,700
BR - Refinery
1,809.301,810.171,758.901,789.68-19.622,874,700
BR - Automobile Assembler
9,947.319,893.489,596.459,671.29-276.023,586,750
BR - Food and Personal Care
1,058.351,060.571,052.201,060.572.221,014,500
BR - Pharmaceutical
895.77891.23853.35857.55-38.22507,320

The three top traded companies were Azgard Nine Limited with a volume of 13,393,000 and price per share of 15.95 (0.69), Aisha Steel Mills Limited with a volume of 7,054,500 and price per share of 20.30 (-0.63), TRG Pakistan Limited with a volume of 6,435,500 and price per share of 42.09 (0.50).

The top three advancers were National Foods Limited with a volume of 6,200 and price per share of 330.75 (15.75), Shezan International Limited with a volume of 100 and price per share of 415 (15.00), Biafo Industries Limited with a volume of 4,100 and price per share of 268.75 (12.09).

The top three decliners were Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 60 and price per share of 2,945 (-155.00), Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 60 and price per share of 2,115.01 (-109.99), Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited with a volume of 360 and price per share of 1,740 (-62.23).

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