KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Wednesday at 25,932.91 points with a negative change of -17.73 and volume of 120,131,400 shares. High and Low were 26,139.01 and 25,891.59 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 13 were up, 17 were down and 0 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 284,383,920 shares. Total companies traded were 391 of which 220 were positive, 157 were negative and 14 were unchanged.
Chemicals was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 67,540,150 shares. It was followed by Food and Personal Care Products with a total traded volume of 19,282,830 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 10,524.16 | 10,637.34 | 10,524.16 | 10,574.58 | 50.42 | 10,472,850 |
| BR - Cement | | 6,391.55 | 6,405.71 | 6,343.64 | 6,348.97 | -42.58 | 17,024,050 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 8,484.19 | 8,555.87 | 8,467.53 | 8,483.51 | -0.68 | 13,805,200 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 3,607.23 | 3,687.63 | 3,563.73 | 3,627.59 | 20.36 | 67,564,650 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 9,438.39 | 9,482.64 | 9,391.65 | 9,397.97 | -40.42 | 15,157,600 |
| BR - Insurance | | 1,151.53 | 1,154.96 | 1,150.04 | 1,153.64 | 2.11 | 2,313,800 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 110.84 | 112.99 | 110.65 | 112.54 | 1.70 | 8,334,000 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 5,559.67 | 5,621.52 | 5,559.24 | 5,590.21 | 30.54 | 16,476,460 |
| BR - Refinery | | 1,454.64 | 1,475.14 | 1,451.04 | 1,456.71 | 2.07 | 8,394,000 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 1,244.10 | 1,252.89 | 1,242.34 | 1,244.65 | 0.55 | 15,987,000 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 6,828.89 | 6,878.36 | 6,822.46 | 6,840.63 | 11.74 | 7,999,000 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 1,240.04 | 1,249.50 | 1,238.28 | 1,243.32 | 3.28 | 19,290,530 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 830.41 | 837.66 | 828.45 | 829.37 | -1.04 | 1,479,180 |
The three top traded companies were Agritech Limited with a volume of 19,148,500 and price per share of 8.31 (0.94), Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited with a volume of 18,083,500 and price per share of 11.34 (0.21), Azgard Nine Limited with a volume of 13,011,000 and price per share of 17.05 (0.71).
The top three advancers were Island Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 50 and price per share of 879.90 (41.90), Exide Pakistan Limited with a volume of 56,900 and price per share of 455.88 (21.70), Atlas Battery Ltd with a volume of 9,300 and price per share of 449.09 (21.38).
The top three decliners were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 180 and price per share of 12,850 (-130.00), Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 740 and price per share of 2,875 (-99.00), Colgate-Palmolive (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 100 and price per share of 2,900.01 (-46.00).