KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Tuesday at 21,250 points with a negative change of -125.56 and volume of 65,859,000 shares. High and Low were 21,610.92 and 21,213.29 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 11 were up, 17 were down and 2 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 106,509,490 shares. Total companies traded were 347 of which 151 were positive, 180 were negative and 16 were unchanged.
Chemicals was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 16,436,950 shares. It was followed by Commercial Banks with a total traded volume of 16,374,500 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 7,452.59 | 7,547.27 | 7,422.28 | 7,458.92 | 6.33 | 1,202,550 |
| BR - Cement | | 4,442.22 | 4,503.04 | 4,423.37 | 4,443.69 | 1.47 | 10,793,550 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 8,635.93 | 8,682.90 | 8,584.72 | 8,602.42 | -33.51 | 1,154,300 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 3,299.96 | 3,318.58 | 3,278.49 | 3,305.95 | 5.99 | 16,469,550 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 8,703.87 | 8,707.54 | 8,574.66 | 8,592.58 | -111.29 | 16,374,500 |
| BR - Insurance | | 982.20 | 989.38 | 982.20 | 987.82 | 5.62 | 508,900 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 80.50 | 81.63 | 80.12 | 81.19 | 0.69 | 2,125,500 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 5,244.93 | 5,300.30 | 5,244.93 | 5,270.07 | 25.14 | 5,952,230 |
| BR - Refinery | | 1,022.33 | 1,033.86 | 1,017.72 | 1,023.32 | 0.99 | 1,114,100 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 1,167.49 | 1,179.37 | 1,137.45 | 1,143.86 | -23.63 | 11,019,500 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 5,649.74 | 5,758.93 | 5,649.74 | 5,717.01 | 67.27 | 4,409,500 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 1,009.08 | 1,014.63 | 1,005.27 | 1,005.71 | -3.37 | 3,141,370 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 700.68 | 706.49 | 694.80 | 695.04 | -5.64 | 274,310 |
The three top traded companies were Unity Foods Limited with a volume of 9,228,500 and price per share of 31.06 (-0.93), TRG Pakistan Limited with a volume of 8,036,000 and price per share of 28.03 (-0.39), Bank Alfalah Limited with a volume of 5,652,000 and price per share of 49.09 (-0.96).
The top three advancers were Colgate Palmolive (Pakistan) Ltd with a volume of 200 and price per share of 2,350 (49.89), Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 1,879 (20.00), Sazgar Engineering Works Ltd with a volume of 144,600 and price per share of 323.05 (15.27).
The top three decliners were Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 2,460.75 (-129.25), Island Textile Mills Ltd with a volume of 160 and price per share of 1,620.70 (-85.29), Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 760 and price per share of 1,047.77 (-53.84).