KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Thursday at 24,210.06 points with a positive change of 445.01 and volume of 124,662,400 shares. High and Low were 24,278.44 and 23,548.63 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 24 were up, 4 were down and 2 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 190,647,810 shares. Total companies traded were 361 of which 226 were positive, 119 were negative and 16 were unchanged.
Engineering was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 26,998,600 shares. It was followed by Cement with a total traded volume of 20,604,100 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 9,770.55 | 9,932.86 | 9,758.65 | 9,926.55 | 156 | 6,073,150 |
| BR - Cement | | 5,485.17 | 5,570.17 | 5,444.48 | 5,556.74 | 71.57 | 20,619,400 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 7,614.77 | 7,791.65 | 7,528.34 | 7,781.23 | 166.46 | 9,360,600 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 3,298.35 | 3,318.33 | 3,284.80 | 3,316.79 | 18.44 | 18,408,400 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 8,783.59 | 8,923.45 | 8,687.13 | 8,886.15 | 102.56 | 13,433,900 |
| BR - Insurance | | 1,124.43 | 1,124.43 | 1,118.13 | 1,123.35 | -1.08 | 1,093,500 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 107.22 | 109.83 | 107.03 | 109.83 | 2.61 | 5,561,500 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 5,134.56 | 5,230.19 | 5,118.19 | 5,218.83 | 84.27 | 11,199,830 |
| BR - Refinery | | 1,475.68 | 1,490.38 | 1,464.77 | 1,483.20 | 7.52 | 2,853,450 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 1,213.20 | 1,230.87 | 1,207.48 | 1,228.30 | 15.10 | 10,878,500 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 6,323.60 | 6,398.90 | 6,295.09 | 6,383.58 | 59.98 | 5,446,000 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 1,111.58 | 1,137.90 | 1,100.39 | 1,136.30 | 24.72 | 16,498,200 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 801.67 | 807.70 | 792.65 | 803.61 | 1.94 | 542,760 |
The three top traded companies were Dost Steels Limited with a volume of 19,366,000 and price per share of 13.46 (0.49), Azgard Nine Limited with a volume of 16,216,500 and price per share of 17.59 (-0.56), Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited with a volume of 10,244,000 and price per share of 9 (0.17).
The top three advancers were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 180 and price per share of 12,074 (574.01), Unilever Pakistan Food Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 8,900 (398.80), Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 80 and price per share of 2,584.05 (123.05).
The top three decliners were Murree Brewery Company Limited with a volume of 23,600 and price per share of 910.50 (-47.92), Service Industries Limited with a volume of 4,000 and price per share of 822.91 (-27.09), Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited with a volume of 640 and price per share of 1,450 (-25.00).