KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Friday at 23,242.65 points with a positive change of 207.68 and volume of 106,135,700 shares. High and Low were 23,339.72 and 23,034.97 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 17 were up, 13 were down and 0 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 203,027,240 shares. Total companies traded were 375 of which 198 were positive, 158 were negative and 19 were unchanged.
Chemicals was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 34,430,400 shares. It was followed by Textile Spinning with a total traded volume of 23,331,220 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 8,272.27 | 8,358.42 | 8,212.28 | 8,295.31 | 23.04 | 2,528,300 |
| BR - Cement | | 4,833.88 | 4,849.33 | 4,790.52 | 4,797.55 | -36.33 | 9,724,250 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 8,858.06 | 9,051.51 | 8,855.36 | 9,032.77 | 174.71 | 5,961,400 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 3,465.27 | 3,472.13 | 3,394.60 | 3,470.73 | 5.46 | 34,469,700 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 8,774.56 | 8,786.70 | 8,710.43 | 8,775.98 | 1.42 | 18,077,000 |
| BR - Insurance | | 1,066.74 | 1,070.58 | 1,064.94 | 1,068.40 | 1.66 | 1,253,200 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 94.03 | 95.34 | 93.67 | 93.99 | -0.04 | 9,969,500 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 5,246.45 | 5,290.92 | 5,246.45 | 5,276.34 | 29.89 | 7,631,080 |
| BR - Refinery | | 1,280.04 | 1,293.24 | 1,273.57 | 1,280.56 | 0.52 | 1,852,800 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 1,268.37 | 1,290.83 | 1,268.04 | 1,274.89 | 6.52 | 12,585,100 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 6,037.02 | 6,113.91 | 6,032.89 | 6,085.44 | 48.42 | 5,823,500 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 1,103.35 | 1,116.46 | 1,102.90 | 1,113.46 | 10.11 | 7,322,780 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 775.39 | 775.39 | 759.95 | 761.19 | -14.20 | 1,755,140 |
The three top traded companies were Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited with a volume of 24,988,000 and price per share of 35.20 (-0.34), D.S. Industries Limited with a volume of 17,945,500 and price per share of 4.51 (-1.00), Unity Foods Limited with a volume of 13,626,500 and price per share of 33.83 (1.47).
The top three advancers were Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 2,284.99 (73.39), Island Textile Mills Ltd with a volume of 2,820 and price per share of 1,325 (40.25), Colgate-Palmolive (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 200 and price per share of 3,070 (39.00).
The top three decliners were Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited with a volume of 280 and price per share of 7,790 (-409.00), Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited with a volume of 420 and price per share of 1,050.66 (-49.23), Highnoon Laboratories Limited with a volume of 8,800 and price per share of 372.24 (-10.66).