KARACHI: Wednesday 18, April 2018 until 11:01, BRIndex 30 was at 25,322.44 with a positive change of 41.2 and volume of 27,952,800 shares.
High and low were 25,424.26 and 25,319.05 respectively. Total volume traded in the market was 50,648,180 shares with 30 total traded companies out of which 21 were up. 5 were down and 4 were unchanged.
Cement was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 8,529,950 shares. It was followed by Fertilizer with a total traded volume of 6,153,200 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Current | Change | Volume Traded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 1,229.47 | 1,233.17 | 1,227.21 | 1,227.35 | -2.12 | 698,000 |
| BR - Cement | | 6,138.62 | 6,224.73 | 6,198.31 | 6,201.41 | 62.79 | 8,517,850 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 9,270.29 | 9,273.49 | 9,236.18 | 9,237.15 | -33.14 | 1,832,400 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 6,923.95 | 6,919.95 | 6,898.80 | 6,906.79 | -17.16 | 1,857,000 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 5,463.71 | 5,476.38 | 5,447.64 | 5,447.64 | -16.07 | 4,111,550 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 8,387.33 | 8,482.79 | 8,418.65 | 8,452.46 | 65.13 | 6,151,600 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 3,754.76 | 3,806.36 | 3,756.35 | 3,805.84 | 51.08 | 3,958,670 |
| BR - Insurance | | 1,141.30 | 1,141.93 | 1,140.08 | 1,140.08 | -1.22 | 1,463,600 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 111.32 | 111.75 | 110.56 | 110.56 | -0.76 | 402,000 |
| BR - Refinery | | 1,405.23 | 1,417.80 | 1,409.49 | 1,411.83 | 6.60 | 868,800 |
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 10,504.88 | 10,557.96 | 10,516.76 | 10,547.92 | 43.04 | 912,660 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 1,222.37 | 1,227.65 | 1,223.47 | 1,226.06 | 3.69 | 4,406,200 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 830.53 | 840.83 | 834.19 | 840.02 | 9.49 | 2,601,900 |
The three top traded companies were Fauji Cement Company Limited with a volume of 4,500,000 and price per share of 30.20 (0.41), Engro Fertilizers Limited with a volume of 4,254,500 and price per share of 72.20 (1.17), Fauji Foods Limited with a volume of 2,799,000 and price per share of 40.10 (1.00).
The top three advancers were Colgate-Palmolive (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 3,284.99 (100.00), Khyber Tobacco Co Ltd with a volume of 3,960 and price per share of 705 (30.33), Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 13,200 and price per share of 729.50 (13.89).
The top three decliners were Mari Petroleum Company Limited with a volume of 2,220 and price per share of 1,516 (-13.74), Service Industries Limited with a volume of 550 and price per share of 865 (-9.17), Pakistan Paper Products Limited with a volume of 2,000 and price per share of 135.15 (-7.01).