KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Friday at 24,453.85 points with a positive change of 7.03 and volume of 144,946,400 shares. High and Low were 24,476.56 and 24,158.71 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 12 were up, 18 were down and 0 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 225,631,890 shares. Total companies traded were 377 of which 178 were positive, 179 were negative and 20 were unchanged.
Engineering was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 26,321,300 shares. It was followed by Textile Composite with a total traded volume of 23,069,100 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 9,991 | 9,991 | 9,898.51 | 9,898.51 | -92.49 | 4,872,310 |
| BR - Cement | | 5,889.30 | 5,890.14 | 5,782.31 | 5,829.18 | -60.12 | 22,652,900 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 7,847.20 | 7,866.53 | 7,742.43 | 7,852.76 | 5.56 | 2,424,800 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 3,286.90 | 3,358.30 | 3,269.88 | 3,355.04 | 68.14 | 19,780,150 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 8,688.13 | 8,796.99 | 8,636.84 | 8,784.89 | 96.76 | 13,255,800 |
| BR - Insurance | | 1,159.41 | 1,174.24 | 1,149.41 | 1,165.08 | 5.67 | 2,287,750 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 110.43 | 111.85 | 109.94 | 110.39 | -0.04 | 7,028,000 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 5,224.49 | 5,241.53 | 5,185.12 | 5,227.07 | 2.58 | 15,554,390 |
| BR - Refinery | | 1,583.07 | 1,583.07 | 1,545.91 | 1,555.43 | -27.64 | 6,635,300 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 1,222.86 | 1,243.52 | 1,211.27 | 1,239.67 | 16.81 | 19,922,000 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 6,535.64 | 6,573.71 | 6,468.63 | 6,563.12 | 27.48 | 7,578,000 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 1,100.01 | 1,102.35 | 1,094.62 | 1,099.10 | -0.91 | 19,576,750 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 850.80 | 856.67 | 839.58 | 852.16 | 1.36 | 866,420 |
The three top traded companies were Azgard Nine Limited with a volume of 19,720,000 and price per share of 18.88 (1.00), Aisha Steel Mills Limited with a volume of 16,463,500 and price per share of 21.75 (0.71), Fauji Foods Limited with a volume of 14,929,000 and price per share of 24.21 (1.15).
The top three advancers were Colgate-Palmolive (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 2,000 and price per share of 3,029.25 (144.25), Island Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 300 and price per share of 1,047.37 (49.87), Murree Brewery Company Limited with a volume of 36,250 and price per share of 1,040.01 (31.84).
The top three decliners were Khyber Tobacco Co Ltd with a volume of 500 and price per share of 689.89 (-36.30), Ghandhara Industries Limited with a volume of 169,650 and price per share of 702.88 (-25.83), Hinopak Motors Limited with a volume of 320 and price per share of 1,195.91 (-19.09).