RECORDER REPORT: PSX close of day

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Thursday at 22,655.26 points with a negative change of -415.24 and volu
16 Aug, 2018

KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Thursday at 22,655.26 points with a negative change of -415.24 and volume of 88,410,300 shares. High and Low were 23,070.61 and 22,531.36 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 2 were up, 28 were down and 0 was unchanged.

Total volume traded in the market was 142,178,380 shares. Total companies traded were 375 of which 77 were positive, 278 were negative and 20 were unchanged.

Chemicals was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 23,263,910 shares. It was followed by Cement with a total traded volume of 16,453,050 shares.

BR Sectors Position:

SectorOpenHighLowCloseChangeTurnover
BR - Automobile Assembler
8,315.158,315.698,134.428,213.93-101.221,685,520
BR - Cement
4,986.284,989.664,848.194,866.73-119.5516,468,400
BR - Fertilizer
9,017.209,018.838,829.028,901.43-115.776,099,500
BR - Chemicals
3,501.253,501.773,480.023,483.94-17.3123,322,410
BR - Commercial Banks
8,677.358,687.678,533.258,572.28-105.0714,536,600
BR - Insurance
1,040.501,042.301,028.461,030.19-10.31812,500
BR - Investment Banks/investment Co
92.3792.5989.2890.06-2.314,854,500
BR - Oil and Gas
5,361.815,361.815,306.085,323.38-38.437,295,290
BR - Refinery
1,246.341,246.661,220.021,222.67-23.672,186,900
BR - Technology and Communication
1,283.151,284.641,250.741,260.87-22.288,970,200
BR - Power Generation and Distribution
5,979.035,979.975,869.275,920.92-58.117,900,500
BR - Food and Personal Care
1,092.201,094.921,074.231,076.37-15.834,472,630
BR - Pharmaceutical
765.98768.26755.20760.53-5.45478,290

The three top traded companies were Descon Oxychem Limited with a volume of 8,924,500 and price per share of 22.97 (0.52), Pak Elektron Limited with a volume of 8,854,500 and price per share of 34.61 (-1.76), Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 6,662,000 and price per share of 11.26 (-0.23).

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), Thal Limited with a volume of 2,400 and price per share of 445.70 (8.83).

The top three decliners were Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited with a volume of 80 and price per share of 7,503.83 (-221.17), Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 80 and price per share of 1,832.51 (-65.47), Indus Motor Company Limited with a volume of 5,660 and price per share of 1,519.18 (-50.98).

Copyright Business Recorder, 2018

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