KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Wednesday at 24,195.28 points with a positive change of 632.02 and volume of 210,145,900 shares. High and Low were 24,236.43 and 23,563.26 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 28 were up, 2 were down and 0 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 327,761,830 shares. Total companies traded were 400 of which 316 were positive, 65 were negative and 19 were unchanged.
Cement was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 42,076,600 shares. It was followed by Engineering with a total traded volume of 40,354,500 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 9,510.41 | 9,693.08 | 9,510.41 | 9,682.46 | 172.05 | 6,903,750 |
| BR - Cement | | 5,511.68 | 5,654.92 | 5,511.68 | 5,649.15 | 137.47 | 43,472,750 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 7,739.92 | 7,888.94 | 7,739.92 | 7,879.12 | 139.20 | 9,737,200 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 3,102.57 | 3,158.66 | 3,100.36 | 3,146.88 | 44.31 | 17,267,450 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 8,649.54 | 8,811.55 | 8,644.67 | 8,811 | 161.46 | 34,436,500 |
| BR - Insurance | | 1,106.02 | 1,129.37 | 1,105.98 | 1,127.81 | 21.79 | 6,298,150 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 101.70 | 104.43 | 101.67 | 104.43 | 2.73 | 6,214,000 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 5,238.05 | 5,304.39 | 5,238.05 | 5,301.34 | 63.29 | 27,109,100 |
| BR - Refinery | | 1,357.55 | 1,426.57 | 1,357.55 | 1,418.55 | 61 | 4,851,000 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 1,137.07 | 1,171.13 | 1,137.07 | 1,168.53 | 31.46 | 32,286,500 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 6,445.99 | 6,594.23 | 6,441.48 | 6,567.03 | 121.04 | 10,198,000 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 1,050.15 | 1,057.38 | 1,050.15 | 1,053.62 | 3.47 | 5,484,900 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 748.95 | 758.69 | 748.42 | 754.74 | 5.79 | 1,144,250 |
The three top traded companies were Aisha Steel Mills Limited with a volume of 16,916,500 and price per share of 20.77 (1.00), TRG Pakistan Limited with a volume of 16,720,500 and price per share of 32.31 (1.53), Dewan Cement Limited with a volume of 15,584,000 and price per share of 23.10 (1.10).
The top three advancers were Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 2,600 and price per share of 1,756.35 (83.63), Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 80 and price per share of 2,520 (70.00), Millat Tractors Limited with a volume of 167,280 and price per share of 1,264.99 (57.60).
The top three decliners were Shield Corporation Limited with a volume of 1,500 and price per share of 475 (-24.91), Otsuka Pakistan Ltd with a volume of 1,600 and price per share of 286.46 (-13.04), Sunrays Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 200 and price per share of 152 (-8.00).