KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Wednesday at 20,711.29 points with a positive change of 196.82 and volume of 139,994,900 shares. High and Low were 20,763.87 and 20,443.65 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 21 were up, 8 were down and 1 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 228,419,190 shares. Total companies traded were 366 of which 231 were positive, 118 were negative and 17 were unchanged.
Cement was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 49,729,100 shares. It was followed by Vanaspati and Allied Industries with a total traded volume of 24,026,500 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 6,013.30 | 6,105.80 | 6,059.12 | 6,079.65 | 66.35 | 2,567,860 |
| BR - Cement | | 3,462.23 | 3,501.52 | 3,428.72 | 3,478.52 | 16.29 | 35,497,200 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 10,244.24 | 10,315.17 | 10,162.20 | 10,285.38 | 41.14 | 9,501,800 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 3,143.85 | 3,188.70 | 3,149.83 | 3,170.54 | 26.69 | 12,886,890 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 8,649.17 | 8,757.40 | 8,638.39 | 8,757.40 | 108.23 | 14,508,300 |
| BR - Insurance | | 785.61 | 797.33 | 782.53 | 794.81 | 9.20 | 1,253,400 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 88.64 | 89.27 | 87.95 | 88.65 | 0.01 | 3,828,800 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 4,299.38 | 4,347.89 | 4,256.23 | 4,302.87 | 3.49 | 8,993,840 |
| BR - Refinery | | 703.07 | 717.23 | 698.07 | 708.78 | 5.71 | 2,831,900 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 908.94 | 929.10 | 905.58 | 917.89 | 8.95 | 16,292,500 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 5,176.50 | 5,264.67 | 5,171.84 | 5,233.96 | 57.46 | 5,184,000 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 816.83 | 826.40 | 816.48 | 825.12 | 8.29 | 23,624,410 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 586.62 | 596.13 | 585.25 | 592.02 | 5.40 | 2,108,750 |
The three top traded companies were Unity Foods Limited with a volume of 24,032,000 and price per share of 12.99 (0.05), Fauji Foods Limited with a volume of 20,011,500 and price per share of 13.78 (0.47), Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd with a volume of 15,323,000 and price per share of 20.96 (1.00).
The top three advancers were Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited with a volume of 40 and price per share of 2,490 (116.00), Service Industries Ltd with a volume of 47,800 and price per share of 798 (38.00), Bata Pakistan Ltd with a volume of 720 and price per share of 1,685.37 (30.37).
The top three decliners were Unilever Pakistan Food Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 6,900 (-345.00), Colgate Palmolive (Pakistan) Ltd with a volume of 40 and price per share of 1,980 (-69.99), Mari Petroleum Company Limited with a volume of 6,740 and price per share of 1,212.14 (-20.65).