KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Thursday at 18,778.23 points with a positive change of 38.74 and volume of 48,539,400 shares. High and Low were 19,064.67 and 18,594.51 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 23 were up, 6 were down and 1 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 78,099,340 shares. Total companies traded were 304 of which 139 were positive, 145 were negative and 20 were unchanged.
Cement was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 16,558,100 shares. It was followed by Chemicals with a total traded volume of 6,193,470 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 6,062.20 | 6,062.20 | 5,942.76 | 5,944.62 | -117.58 | 1,463,900 |
| BR - Cement | | 3,143.65 | 3,251.81 | 3,133.65 | 3,200.79 | 57.14 | 16,593,100 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 8,368.16 | 8,477.57 | 8,262.77 | 8,307.56 | -60.60 | 4,329,100 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 3,142.02 | 3,143.44 | 3,049.90 | 3,057.74 | -84.28 | 6,221,570 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 8,234.88 | 8,263.19 | 8,119 | 8,136.65 | -98.23 | 5,037,700 |
| BR - Insurance | | 731.30 | 731.82 | 727.29 | 728.43 | -2.87 | 674,400 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 66.62 | 66.62 | 65.11 | 65.52 | -1.10 | 890,000 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 4,109.80 | 4,145.29 | 4,063 | 4,107.02 | -2.78 | 8,302,440 |
| BR - Refinery | | 649.92 | 661.09 | 647.31 | 652.95 | 3.03 | 1,047,400 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 829.10 | 846.67 | 822.36 | 837.94 | 8.84 | 2,200,700 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 4,682.05 | 4,759.43 | 4,620.97 | 4,713.90 | 31.85 | 5,099,000 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 780.67 | 785.11 | 767.52 | 772.15 | -8.52 | 4,351,870 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 481.48 | 481.48 | 468.23 | 470.66 | -10.82 | 2,126,860 |
The three top traded companies were Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd with a volume of 7,229,000 and price per share of 25.18 (0.81), Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited with a volume of 4,410,000 and price per share of 71.38 (2.79), Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited with a volume of 3,685,000 and price per share of 15.11 (0.15).
The top three advancers were Island Textile Mills Ltd with a volume of 40 and price per share of 1,992 (93.75), Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 160 and price per share of 1,400 (50.00), Service Industries Ltd with a volume of 100 and price per share of 553.80 (23.91).
The top three decliners were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 280 and price per share of 7,212.50 (-252.50), Unilever Pakistan Food Limited with a volume of 40 and price per share of 6,300 (-206.44), Colgate Palmolive (Pakistan) Ltd with a volume of 1,320 and price per share of 2,196.35 (-115.59).