KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Friday at 18,260.36 points with a positive change of 154.64 and volume of 148,638,600 shares. High and Low were 18,272.09 and 18,023.95 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 19 were up, 10 were down and 1 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 261,816,440 shares. Total companies traded were 387 of which 248 were positive, 120 were negative and 19 were unchanged.
Technology and Communication was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 50,090,500 shares. It was followed by Cement with a total traded volume of 35,816,400 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 4,892.26 | 4,956.60 | 4,892.26 | 4,936.02 | 43.76 | 3,666,590 |
| BR - Cement | | 2,911.75 | 2,958.04 | 2,894.92 | 2,942.03 | 30.28 | 35,888,900 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 8,825.88 | 8,912.54 | 8,821.59 | 8,889.47 | 63.59 | 4,705,400 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 2,724.13 | 2,738.34 | 2,690.23 | 2,705.59 | -18.54 | 20,732,940 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 7,716.44 | 7,758.26 | 7,673 | 7,752.52 | 36.08 | 15,298,500 |
| BR - Insurance | | 688.90 | 699.92 | 688.79 | 694.98 | 6.08 | 1,487,900 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 69.82 | 70.27 | 69.45 | 69.97 | 0.15 | 3,348,100 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 3,710.04 | 3,773.20 | 3,702.17 | 3,766.06 | 56.02 | 17,364,940 |
| BR - Refinery | | 599.90 | 612.98 | 591.82 | 608.87 | 8.97 | 6,439,800 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 697.60 | 717.81 | 692.88 | 714.84 | 17.24 | 50,140,500 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 4,540.73 | 4,601.80 | 4,500.88 | 4,598.63 | 57.90 | 10,377,500 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 692.25 | 694.32 | 689.36 | 693.26 | 1.01 | 4,753,740 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 441.65 | 455.69 | 441.65 | 453.60 | 11.95 | 2,118,500 |
The three top traded companies were Worldcall Telecom with a volume of 33,228,000 and price per share of 1.26 (0.08), Dost Steels Limited with a volume of 15,182,000 and price per share of 5.51 (1.00), Unity Foods Limited with a volume of 13,530,500 and price per share of 9.93 (-0.29).
The top three advancers were Unilever Pakistan Food Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 5,650 (50.00), Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 80 and price per share of 1,400 (27.39), Archroma Pakistan Limited with a volume of 35,100 and price per share of 483 (23.00).
The top three decliners were Colgate Palmolive (Pakistan) Ltd with a volume of 140 and price per share of 1,811 (-89.01), Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 5,911.01 (-88.99), Faisal Spinning Mills Limited with a volume of 3,500 and price per share of 265.97 (-13.99).