KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Wednesday at 20,452.90 points with a positive change of 60.73 and volume of 85,862,000 shares. High and Low were 20,546.79 and 20,314.75 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 17 were up, 13 were down and 0 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 153,268,570 shares. Total companies traded were 335 of which 134 were positive, 175 were negative and 26 were unchanged.
Vanaspati and Allied Industries was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 46,668,500 shares. It was followed by Technology and Communication with a total traded volume of 34,777,000 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 6,443.36 | 6,486.69 | 6,389.66 | 6,395.60 | -47.76 | 1,987,220 |
| BR - Cement | | 3,773.81 | 3,837.79 | 3,766.38 | 3,831.91 | 58.10 | 17,924,800 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 9,046.66 | 9,043.75 | 8,967.11 | 9,033.09 | -13.57 | 6,650,500 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 3,109.98 | 3,110.11 | 3,077.93 | 3,091.95 | -18.03 | 3,103,700 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 8,368.71 | 8,387.41 | 8,288.79 | 8,300.36 | -68.35 | 8,351,900 |
| BR - Insurance | | 797.16 | 797.48 | 789.11 | 792.17 | -4.99 | 188,050 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 69.42 | 70.30 | 68.47 | 69.88 | 0.46 | 1,060,000 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 4,655.69 | 4,703.37 | 4,639.58 | 4,683.77 | 28.08 | 4,769,500 |
| BR - Refinery | | 730.23 | 739.01 | 730 | 733.36 | 3.13 | 1,109,800 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 927.47 | 945.91 | 929.33 | 933.82 | 6.35 | 34,853,100 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 5,337.62 | 5,388.88 | 5,282.94 | 5,296.54 | -41.08 | 10,174,000 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 837.35 | 846.82 | 830.20 | 846.82 | 9.47 | 1,378,030 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 619.62 | 621.26 | 609.55 | 611.08 | -8.54 | 503,760 |
The three top traded companies were Unity Foods Limited (R) with a volume of 39,692,000 and price per share of 3.42 (-0.04), Worldcall Telecom with a volume of 31,443,500 and price per share of 1.13 (0.03), Fauji Cement Company Limited with a volume of 8,406,000 and price per share of 20.11 (0.86).
The top three advancers were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 180 and price per share of 7,079.25 (273.75), Service Industries Limited with a volume of 31,050 and price per share of 703.45 (33.45), Pakistan Services Limited with a volume of 60 and price per share of 1,020 (31.00).
The top three decliners were Unilever Pakistan Food Limited with a volume of 400 and price per share of 6,650 (-350.00), Archroma Pakistan Limited with a volume of 27,150 and price per share of 528.21 (-27.80), Shifa International Hospitals Limited with a volume of 11,800 and price per share of 237.50 (-11.97).