KARACHI: Wednesday 24, January 2018 until 12:05, BRIndex 30 was at 24,967.50 with a positive change of 160 and volume of 135,372,000 shares.
High and low were 25,304.84 and 24,821.66 respectively. Total volume traded in the market was 206,898,300 shares with 30 total traded companies out of which 23 were up. 5 were down and 2 were unchanged.
Cement was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 43,538,050 shares. It was followed by Technology and Communication with a total traded volume of 26,659,500 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Current | Change | Volume Traded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 1,176.49 | 1,204.77 | 1,177.91 | 1,198.11 | 21.62 | 26,631,000 |
| BR - Cement | | 6,165.20 | 6,394.51 | 6,282.33 | 6,317.18 | 151.98 | 43,522,050 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 9,023.16 | 9,125.94 | 9,029.37 | 9,049.46 | 26.30 | 16,425,300 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 6,521.03 | 6,645.08 | 6,564.77 | 6,587.04 | 66.01 | 6,353,500 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 5,370.35 | 5,425.71 | 5,255.95 | 5,270.93 | -99.42 | 14,719,460 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 8,029.72 | 8,082.07 | 7,990.15 | 7,996.09 | -33.63 | 3,407,000 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 3,262.70 | 3,280.82 | 3,263.48 | 3,263.78 | 1.08 | 15,729,850 |
| BR - Insurance | | 1,149 | 1,151.45 | 1,140.93 | 1,140.98 | -8.02 | 2,107,400 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 105 | 106.69 | 105.30 | 105.34 | 0.34 | 2,338,000 |
| BR - Refinery | | 1,368.32 | 1,405.30 | 1,384.13 | 1,403.63 | 35.31 | 3,774,250 |
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 10,018.64 | 10,015.58 | 10,002.81 | 10,015.58 | -3.06 | 4,771,010 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 1,076.93 | 1,111.17 | 1,080.64 | 1,110.50 | 33.57 | 10,540,570 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 811.65 | 824.16 | 810.61 | 813.60 | 1.95 | 611,230 |
The three top traded companies were TRG Pakistan Limited with a volume of 15,505,000 and price per share of 35.44 (0.74), Fauji Cement Company Limited with a volume of 14,041,000 and price per share of 30 (1.21), Aisha Steel Mills Limited with a volume of 11,138,000 and price per share of 21.23 (0.40).
The top three advancers were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 12,099 (530.46), Island Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 50 and price per share of 1,010.87 (48.12), Khyber Tobacco Co Ltd with a volume of 60 and price per share of 927.42 (44.16).
The top three decliners were Mari Petroleum Company Limited with a volume of 51,460 and price per share of 1,470 (-31.48), Pakistan Oilfields Limited with a volume of 681,900 and price per share of 596.79 (-31.40), Hinopak Motors Limited with a volume of 380 and price per share of 1,125 (-24.33).