KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Thursday at 24,116.10 points with a positive change of 219.90 and volume of 169,415,100 shares. High and Low were 24,361.98 and 23,844.41 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 17 were up, 13 were down and 0 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 268,457,330 shares. Total companies traded were 383 of which 222 were positive, 152 were negative and 9 were unchanged.
Technology and Communication was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 31,725,500 shares. It was followed by Cement with a total traded volume of 29,825,000 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 9,540.01 | 9,673.89 | 9,518.76 | 9,634.20 | 94.19 | 8,392,590 |
| BR - Cement | | 5,666.35 | 5,802.11 | 5,643.64 | 5,722.71 | 56.36 | 30,003,000 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 7,720.09 | 7,869 | 7,720.09 | 7,809.84 | 89.75 | 6,340,800 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 3,172.22 | 3,227.52 | 3,172.22 | 3,213.84 | 41.62 | 26,030,550 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 8,822.54 | 8,945.68 | 8,748.35 | 8,846.43 | 23.89 | 25,635,700 |
| BR - Insurance | | 1,118.23 | 1,132.73 | 1,114.35 | 1,120.41 | 2.18 | 1,602,850 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 101.84 | 103.52 | 101.02 | 101.75 | -0.09 | 2,716,000 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 5,284.86 | 5,365.89 | 5,276.02 | 5,312.13 | 27.27 | 17,835,150 |
| BR - Refinery | | 1,360.12 | 1,401.06 | 1,338.80 | 1,342.04 | -18.08 | 4,824,150 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 1,140.13 | 1,164.06 | 1,126.64 | 1,137.33 | -2.80 | 31,726,500 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 6,267.69 | 6,349.33 | 6,267.81 | 6,318.89 | 51.20 | 9,778,500 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 1,008.24 | 1,019.83 | 1,008.24 | 1,013.07 | 4.83 | 11,216,200 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 741.40 | 760.89 | 740.54 | 748.04 | 6.64 | 1,557,630 |
The three top traded companies were TRG Pakistan Limited with a volume of 17,579,000 and price per share of 31.93 (-0.30), Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited with a volume of 15,426,000 and price per share of 8.62 (0.48), Azgard Nine Limited with a volume of 13,239,500 and price per share of 14.92 (-0.08).
The top three advancers were Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited with a volume of 340 and price per share of 1,479.56 (70.45), Hinopak Motors Limited with a volume of 4,180 and price per share of 1,201.72 (57.22), Khyber Tobacco Co Ltd with a volume of 5,220 and price per share of 763 (36.33).
The top three decliners were Shield Corporation Limited with a volume of 3,650 and price per share of 435.69 (-22.93), National Refinery Limited with a volume of 176,050 and price per share of 434.13 (-22.84), Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 80 and price per share of 2,500 (-20.00).