RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Friday at 22,128.57 points with a negative change of -392.93 and volume of 136,951,900 shares. High and Low were 22,521.50 and 22,060.30 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 4 were up, 26 were down and 0 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 222,675,160 shares. Total companies traded were 350 of which 82 were positive, 244 were negative and 24 were unchanged.

Commercial Banks was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 33,097,800 shares. It was followed by Chemicals with a total traded volume of 28,422,730 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

Sector		Open	High	Low	Close	Change	Turnover
BR - Automobile Assembler		8,057.26	8,059.70	7,901.22	7,934.52	-122.74	2,222,560
BR - Cement		4,469.47	4,471.11	4,363.93	4,377.29	-92.18	19,784,450
BR - Fertilizer		8,636.79	8,658.86	8,547.64	8,576.19	-60.60	5,611,000
BR - Chemicals		3,547.25	3,602.10	3,460.07	3,581.26	34.01	28,462,230
BR - Commercial Banks		9,076.71	9,076.71	8,899.30	8,994.22	-82.49	33,278,400
BR - Insurance		1,096.75	1,097	1,073.69	1,073.38	-23.37	2,563,150
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co		90.17	90.14	86.75	86.90	-3.27	5,896,500
BR - Oil and Gas		5,224.23	5,224.23	5,124.67	5,139.81	-84.42	11,756,220
BR - Refinery		1,241.79	1,260.98	1,215.37	1,253.91	12.12	15,448,900
BR - Technology and Communication		1,227.15	1,226.75	1,186.81	1,193.12	-34.03	17,353,000
BR - Power Generation and Distribution		5,988.64	5,988.64	5,862.24	5,884.96	-103.68	15,451,500
BR - Food and Personal Care		1,108.28	1,109.17	1,094.17	1,095.36	-12.92	4,708,900
BR - Pharmaceutical		718.10	718.64	703.83	705.61	-12.49	932,420

The three top traded companies were Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 20,908,000 and price per share of 12.28 (-0.63), Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited with a volume of 18,957,500 and price per share of 12.83 (-0.04), K-Electric Limited with a volume of 14,101,000 and price per share of 5.44 (-0.19).

The top three advancers were Colgate-Palmolive (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 80 and price per share of 3,288 (123.01), Unilever Pakistan Food Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 8,099.99 (99.99), Mahmood Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 1,000 and price per share of 347.25 (16.50).

The top three decliners were Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited with a volume of 180 and price per share of 7,562 (-370.50), Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 280 and price per share of 1,401.38 (-69.55), Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 2,460 and price per share of 2,300 (-59.86).