KARACHI: Friday 23, February 2018 until 12:11, BRIndex 30 was at 24,229.40 with a positive change of 19.34 and volume of 63,777,000 shares.
High and low were 24,339.89 and 24,215.75 respectively. Total volume traded in the market was 100,057,380 shares with 30 total traded companies out of which 18 were up. 10 were down and 2 were unchanged.
Engineering was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 16,611,500 shares. It was followed by Chemicals with a total traded volume of 14,252,300 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Current | Change | Volume Traded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 1,228.30 | 1,248.53 | 1,234.87 | 1,239.77 | 11.47 | 9,897,000 |
| BR - Cement | | 5,556.74 | 5,617.78 | 5,567.32 | 5,569.24 | 12.50 | 7,789,300 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 8,886.15 | 8,934.59 | 8,879.24 | 8,884.31 | -1.84 | 6,391,000 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 6,383.58 | 6,413.79 | 6,381.76 | 6,408.11 | 24.53 | 2,527,500 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 5,218.83 | 5,262.94 | 5,240.49 | 5,248.70 | 29.87 | 5,724,330 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 7,781.23 | 7,790.73 | 7,753.64 | 7,766.67 | -14.56 | 2,690,600 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 3,316.79 | 3,323.06 | 3,313.23 | 3,317.26 | 0.47 | 14,251,500 |
| BR - Insurance | | 1,123.35 | 1,124.02 | 1,119.23 | 1,120.70 | -2.65 | 1,361,700 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 109.83 | 110.35 | 108.69 | 109.49 | -0.34 | 1,578,000 |
| BR - Refinery | | 1,483.20 | 1,498.78 | 1,481.29 | 1,482.77 | -0.43 | 1,708,250 |
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 9,926.55 | 9,999.48 | 9,963.61 | 9,963.61 | 37.06 | 1,804,710 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 1,136.30 | 1,144.52 | 1,134.83 | 1,134.90 | -1.40 | 6,938,970 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 803.61 | 813.26 | 806.02 | 810.33 | 6.72 | 298,120 |
The three top traded companies were Dost Steels Limited with a volume of 12,083,500 and price per share of 13.90 (0.44), Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited with a volume of 7,030,500 and price per share of 9.10 (0.10), Azgard Nine Limited with a volume of 5,814,500 and price per share of 17.86 (0.27).
The top three advancers were Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 120 and price per share of 2,713.25 (129.20), Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 1,020 and price per share of 1,780.05 (49.05), Ghandhara Industries Limited with a volume of 105,500 and price per share of 773.20 (36.81).
The top three decliners were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 11,950 (-124.00), Murree Brewery Company Limited with a volume of 7,350 and price per share of 864.98 (-45.52), Atlas Battery Ltd with a volume of 3,300 and price per share of 435.47 (-22.91).