On Thursday, BRIndex30 opened in the red zone at 7,493.85 and remained there for whole of the trading time, with a downward gap of 249.31 points. It closed at 7,323.67 with a net negative change of -419.49 points and percentage change of -5.42. It recorded intra-day high of 7,494.94 and intra-day low of 7,323.18.
The volume amounted to 17,034,800, which was 33.56 percent of the total market and 84.63 percent of KSE-100 index. The volume of KSE All Share and KSE-100 were 50,765,760 and 20,128,060 respectively. BR Cement Index was the most active sector with a turnover of 23,208,600. It saw a loss of -12.99 points or -1.72 percent, closing at 743.70.
BR Tech. & Comm. Index closed at 729.72 with a downward change of -43.38 points and percentage change of -5.61. The volume of this sector was 10,100,500. BR Power Generation and Distribution Index closed at 883.25 with a negative change of -77.28 points or -8.05 percent.
The turnover for this sector was 1,639,100. BR Commercial Banks Index closed at 2,566.38 with a net negative change of -152.05 points and percentage change of -5.59. The turnover for this sector was 847,900. BR Oil and Gas Index closed with a turnover of 1,900. It closed at 1,466.48 with a net negative change of -33.34 points or -2.22 percent.