KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Thursday at 23,136.05 points with a positive change of 85.11 and volume of 151,358,900 shares. High and Low were 23,180.68 and 23,004.05 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 21 were up, 7 were down and 2 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 217,124,520 shares. Total companies traded were 390 of which 232 were positive, 130 were negative and 28 were unchanged.
Technology and Communication was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 64,627,000 shares. It was followed by Textile Composite with a total traded volume of 26,343,900 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 9,529 | 9,553.05 | 9,467.90 | 9,528.98 | -0.02 | 5,963,600 |
| BR - Cement | | 6,130.50 | 6,145.32 | 6,105.98 | 6,140.92 | 10.42 | 9,784,250 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 6,962.66 | 7,069.98 | 6,924.49 | 7,054.55 | 91.89 | 3,971,800 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 3,151.84 | 3,181.41 | 3,136.33 | 3,143.89 | -7.95 | 4,169,100 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 8,191.25 | 8,351.45 | 8,158.33 | 8,326.08 | 134.83 | 24,638,800 |
| BR - Insurance | | 1,137.26 | 1,148.93 | 1,137.26 | 1,147 | 9.74 | 1,236,900 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 111.85 | 114.34 | 111.22 | 113.69 | 1.84 | 6,030,800 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 4,972.36 | 5,013.51 | 4,940.88 | 4,997.18 | 24.82 | 17,661,970 |
| BR - Refinery | | 1,824.91 | 1,862.06 | 1,815.27 | 1,850.62 | 25.71 | 5,008,000 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 1,247.97 | 1,269.05 | 1,245.63 | 1,259.33 | 11.36 | 64,631,500 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 6,897.76 | 6,999.41 | 6,871.55 | 6,948.99 | 51.23 | 2,255,700 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 1,120.24 | 1,156.95 | 1,116.43 | 1,137.90 | 17.66 | 2,787,220 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 804.99 | 809.43 | 795.83 | 802.62 | -2.37 | 323,660 |
The three top traded companies were Worldcall Telecom Limited with a volume of 47,966,000 and price per share of 3.48 (0.58), Azgard Nine Limited with a volume of 22,942,000 and price per share of 13.68 (0.29), Aisha Steel Mills Limited with a volume of 12,784,500 and price per share of 19.66 (0.37).
The top three advancers were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 200 and price per share of 12,477.33 (177.33), Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 2,200 (72.68), Bhanero Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 100 and price per share of 807.87 (38.46).
The top three decliners were Unilever Pakistan Food Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 6,400 (-100.00), Island Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 350 and price per share of 937.49 (-49.34), Service Industries Limited with a volume of 13,400 and price per share of 900.23 (-19.77).