KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Thursday at 23,139.02 points with a positive change of 76.69 and volume of 65,196,000 shares. High and Low were 23,203.32 and 23,017.92 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 19 were up, 10 were down and 1 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 117,539,200 shares. Total companies traded were 323 of which 186 were positive, 120 were negative and 17 were unchanged.
Commercial Banks was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 39,222,900 shares. It was followed by Technology and Communication with a total traded volume of 10,419,500 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 9,280.28 | 9,312.74 | 9,136.65 | 9,149.94 | -130.34 | 818,840 |
| BR - Cement | | 4,910.14 | 4,979.18 | 4,908.49 | 4,922.81 | 12.67 | 8,069,050 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 8,459.61 | 8,503.81 | 8,437.26 | 8,450.13 | -9.48 | 8,036,600 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 3,702.80 | 3,790.63 | 3,703.13 | 3,789.13 | 86.33 | 8,138,120 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 9,018.91 | 9,070.08 | 8,976.11 | 9,027.76 | 8.85 | 39,224,900 |
| BR - Insurance | | 1,098.39 | 1,100.71 | 1,097.03 | 1,099.56 | 1.17 | 3,405,600 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 106.16 | 107.39 | 105.42 | 106.15 | -0.01 | 1,536,000 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 5,540.78 | 5,614.09 | 5,533.73 | 5,598.26 | 57.48 | 7,788,840 |
| BR - Refinery | | 1,278.73 | 1,289.59 | 1,273.29 | 1,284.92 | 6.19 | 1,957,300 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 1,169.26 | 1,190.73 | 1,170.13 | 1,180.41 | 11.15 | 10,430,500 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 6,114.85 | 6,159.97 | 6,103.34 | 6,140.90 | 26.05 | 3,745,500 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 1,148.87 | 1,154.67 | 1,150.03 | 1,153.04 | 4.17 | 2,664,430 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 776.94 | 789.24 | 776.94 | 786.62 | 9.68 | 395,210 |
The three top traded companies were Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 15,725,500 and price per share of 13.32 (0.17), Summit Bank Limited with a volume of 5,152,500 and price per share of 2.22 (-0.14), Bank Alfalah Limited with a volume of 5,043,000 and price per share of 55.81 (-0.09).
The top three advancers were Colgate-Palmolive (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 3,489.20 (166.14), Sapphire Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 140 and price per share of 1,090.46 (51.68), Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 520 and price per share of 1,441.38 (41.37).
The top three decliners were Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited with a volume of 80 and price per share of 7,800 (-198.00), Atlas Honda Ltd with a volume of 2,250 and price per share of 559.50 (-20.49), Blessed Textiles Limited with a volume of 100 and price per share of 321.37 (-16.90).