KARACHI: Thursday 22, March 2018 until 12:25, BRIndex 30 was at 24,825.22 with a positive change of 188.12 and volume of 50,466,300 shares.
High and low were 24,847.52 and 24,729.12 respectively. Total volume traded in the market was 106,953,470 shares with 30 total traded companies out of which 20 were up. 9 were down and 1 were unchanged.
Chemicals was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 18,015,650 shares. It was followed by Food and Personal Care Products with a total traded volume of 16,480,500 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Current | Change | Volume Traded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 1,256.33 | 1,274.03 | 1,261.58 | 1,270.10 | 13.77 | 9,394,000 |
| BR - Cement | | 5,872.09 | 5,902.33 | 5,883.48 | 5,894.52 | 22.43 | 7,861,100 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 9,240.72 | 9,294.21 | 9,224.37 | 9,259.90 | 19.18 | 5,370,600 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 6,500.66 | 6,571.44 | 6,501.56 | 6,521.10 | 20.44 | 6,076,500 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 5,342.03 | 5,388.70 | 5,366.05 | 5,369.68 | 27.65 | 3,999,280 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 7,922.38 | 7,990.33 | 7,935.25 | 7,983.94 | 61.56 | 6,922,700 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 3,485.32 | 3,504.62 | 3,482.02 | 3,503.10 | 17.78 | 18,004,050 |
| BR - Insurance | | 1,127.13 | 1,126.84 | 1,115.67 | 1,115.67 | -11.46 | 790,300 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 107.49 | 108.28 | 107.45 | 108.01 | 0.52 | 717,500 |
| BR - Refinery | | 1,439.91 | 1,452.05 | 1,433.72 | 1,437.92 | -1.99 | 1,214,200 |
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 10,112.77 | 10,131.87 | 10,074.87 | 10,080.28 | -32.49 | 3,666,910 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 1,169.26 | 1,175.84 | 1,169.49 | 1,172.44 | 3.18 | 16,479,150 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 801.48 | 804.38 | 798.12 | 800.22 | -1.26 | 796,640 |
The three top traded companies were Fauji Foods Limited with a volume of 9,980,500 and price per share of 34.10 (1.32), TRG Pakistan Limited with a volume of 8,103,000 and price per share of 39.10 (0.78), Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited with a volume of 7,027,500 and price per share of 10.47 (0.10).
The top three advancers were Service Industries Limited with a volume of 1,300 and price per share of 828 (20.46), Mitchell's Fruit Farms Limited with a volume of 100 and price per share of 294.50 (12.50), Murree Brewery Company Limited with a volume of 50 and price per share of 764.98 (10.91).
The top three decliners were Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 40 and price per share of 2,700.74 (-142.14), Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited with a volume of 40 and price per share of 1,911 (-64.00), Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 200 and price per share of 2,725 (-40.55).