KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Wednesday at 18,996.84 points with a positive change of 69.67 and volume of 85,929,900 shares. High and Low were 19,157.18 and 18,907.24 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 14 were up, 14 were down and 2 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 151,367,050 shares. Total companies traded were 387 of which 241 were positive, 121 were negative and 25 were unchanged.
Technology and Communication was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 22,879,000 shares. It was followed by Chemicals with a total traded volume of 17,390,200 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 4,994.23 | 5,032.83 | 4,994.23 | 5,013.40 | 19.17 | 521,420 |
| BR - Cement | | 2,997.51 | 3,041.19 | 2,984.75 | 2,992.15 | -5.36 | 12,383,500 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 9,014.63 | 9,115.75 | 8,997.25 | 9,088.46 | 73.83 | 3,646,800 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 2,884.02 | 2,929.60 | 2,876.52 | 2,923.29 | 39.27 | 17,390,200 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 8,063.76 | 8,129.12 | 8,037.69 | 8,102.30 | 38.54 | 13,092,600 |
| BR - Insurance | | 697.86 | 709.45 | 697.86 | 706.75 | 8.89 | 1,026,800 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 74.12 | 74.45 | 73.46 | 73.77 | -0.35 | 1,215,700 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 3,915.07 | 3,725.91 | 3,682.78 | 3,704.50 | -210.57 | 10,006,740 |
| BR - Refinery | | 606.76 | 621.65 | 602.61 | 606.99 | 0.23 | 4,124,400 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 749.99 | 764.26 | 747.11 | 749.54 | -0.45 | 22,899,500 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 4,680.68 | 4,719.60 | 4,650.98 | 4,666.50 | -14.18 | 14,128,000 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 705.82 | 721.08 | 710.25 | 719.09 | 13.27 | 3,461,950 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 493.55 | 502.93 | 491.47 | 494.25 | 0.70 | 1,697,550 |
The three top traded companies were K-Electric Limited with a volume of 11,825,000 and price per share of 3.98 (0.00), Worldcall Telecom with a volume of 11,799,000 and price per share of 1.12 (0.05), Unity Foods Limited with a volume of 10,200,500 and price per share of 10.80 (-0.11).
The top three advancers were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 80 and price per share of 5,565 (200.00), Colgate Palmolive (Pakistan) Ltd with a volume of 600 and price per share of 2,024.99 (75.00), Bhanero Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 100 and price per share of 878.52 (41.81).
The top three decliners were Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 140 and price per share of 1,523 (-77.00), Unilever Pakistan Food Limited with a volume of 120 and price per share of 6,700 (-46.99), Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 650 and price per share of 771.92 (-28.08).