KARACHI: Thursday 16, August 2018 until 12:43, BRIndex 30 was at 22,715.89 with a negative change of -354.61 and volume of 43,144,700 shares.
High and low were 23,030.41 and 22,687.90 respectively. Total volume traded in the market was 69,642,320 shares with 30 total traded companies out of which 1 were up. 29 were down and 0 were unchanged.
Chemicals was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 14,151,860 shares. It was followed by Cement with a total traded volume of 8,231,100 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Current | Change | Volume Traded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 1,283.15 | 1,280.40 | 1,258.96 | 1,260.83 | -22.32 | 4,082,400 |
| BR - Cement | | 4,986.28 | 4,976.63 | 4,857.84 | 4,865.42 | -120.86 | 8,222,000 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 8,677.35 | 8,668.54 | 8,559.75 | 8,562.53 | -114.82 | 5,917,100 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 5,979.03 | 5,979.03 | 5,912.84 | 5,919.82 | -59.21 | 2,517,000 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 5,361.81 | 5,359.43 | 5,314.83 | 5,318.57 | -43.24 | 4,079,180 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 9,017.20 | 9,017.39 | 8,946.37 | 8,948.52 | -68.68 | 3,159,100 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 3,501.25 | 3,500.97 | 3,484.06 | 3,484.36 | -16.89 | 14,145,360 |
| BR - Insurance | | 1,040.50 | 1,042.67 | 1,032.82 | 1,040.38 | -0.12 | 260,250 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 92.37 | 92.38 | 89.83 | 89.87 | -2.50 | 2,842,500 |
| BR - Refinery | | 1,246.34 | 1,240.54 | 1,222.03 | 1,223.78 | -22.56 | 1,099,500 |
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 8,315.15 | 8,312.10 | 8,183.37 | 8,210.87 | -104.28 | 957,970 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 1,092.20 | 1,090.86 | 1,083.89 | 1,084 | -8.20 | 2,204,850 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 765.98 | 766.22 | 757.38 | 759.79 | -6.19 | 216,100 |
The three top traded companies were Descon Oxychem Limited with a volume of 6,902,500 and price per share of 22.72 (0.27), Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 3,390,000 and price per share of 11.09 (-0.40), D.G. Khan Cement Company Limited with a volume of 3,321,400 and price per share of 112.15 (-5.27).
The top three advancers were Jubilee Life Insurance Company Limited with a volume of 2,400 and price per share of 660 (20.00), Murree Brewery Company Limited with a volume of 1,100 and price per share of 777.50 (17.50), Otsuka Pakistan Ltd with a volume of 200 and price per share of 270 (12.20).
The top three decliners were Indus Motor Company Limited with a volume of 260 and price per share of 1,535.10 (-35.06), Siemens (Pakistan) Engineering Company Ltd. with a volume of 60 and price per share of 919 (-15.56), Biafo Industries Limited with a volume of 38,000 and price per share of 292.93 (-15.41).