KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Wednesday at 24,453.40 points with a negative change of -228.27 and volume of 63,179,900 shares. High and Low were 24,728.57 and 24,413.95 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 5 were up, 24 were down and 1 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 131,211,760 shares. Total companies traded were 371 of which 120 were positive, 230 were negative and 21 were unchanged.
Commercial Banks was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 29,522,800 shares. It was followed by Chemicals with a total traded volume of 21,300,590 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 10,421.39 | 10,439.15 | 10,295.56 | 10,323.89 | -97.50 | 1,187,090 |
| BR - Cement | | 5,811.51 | 5,816.52 | 5,750.67 | 5,766.88 | -44.63 | 7,918,550 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 8,533.15 | 8,548.07 | 8,484.09 | 8,491.81 | -41.34 | 3,858,200 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 3,645.65 | 3,715.63 | 3,635.35 | 3,706.50 | 60.85 | 21,315,590 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 9,154.64 | 9,163.31 | 9,065.54 | 9,086.70 | -67.94 | 29,726,800 |
| BR - Insurance | | 1,144.38 | 1,145.73 | 1,136.53 | 1,145.58 | 1.20 | 782,700 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 110.88 | 111.41 | 108.81 | 109.12 | -1.76 | 3,202,000 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 5,544.43 | 5,549.18 | 5,506.62 | 5,513.47 | -30.96 | 2,647,400 |
| BR - Refinery | | 1,431.18 | 1,436.32 | 1,396.56 | 1,406.22 | -24.96 | 3,232,700 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 1,226.10 | 1,227.54 | 1,212.51 | 1,214.41 | -11.69 | 6,392,500 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 6,742.12 | 6,759.54 | 6,704.06 | 6,728.61 | -13.51 | 1,678,500 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 1,219.92 | 1,222.29 | 1,215.81 | 1,216.95 | -2.97 | 5,139,670 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 833.01 | 835.98 | 825.28 | 825.83 | -7.18 | 657,280 |
The three top traded companies were Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited with a volume of 15,132,500 and price per share of 11.66 (0.39), Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 14,387,500 and price per share of 12.21 (-0.25), Bank Alfalah Limited with a volume of 10,822,000 and price per share of 51.98 (0.11).
The top three advancers were Colgate-Palmolive (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 140 and price per share of 3,114.30 (148.30), Island Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 350 and price per share of 1,091.20 (51.96), Bhanero Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 150 and price per share of 821.78 (39.13).
The top three decliners were Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 7,750 (-150.00), Unilever Pakistan Foods Ltd (R) with a volume of 20 and price per share of 2,451.72 (-129.03), Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited with a volume of 80 and price per share of 2,235 (-111.00).