KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Thursday at 20,892.95 points with a negative change of -267.12 and volume of 68,103,300 shares. High and Low were 21,164.35 and 20,848.54 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 3 were up, 27 were down and 0 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 110,529,780 shares. Total companies traded were 365 of which 67 were positive, 272 were negative and 26 were unchanged.
Chemicals was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 21,943,120 shares. It was followed by Technology and Communication with a total traded volume of 10,967,400 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 7,409.95 | 7,423.26 | 7,245.02 | 7,270.89 | -139.06 | 1,726,610 |
| BR - Cement | | 4,415.58 | 4,415.58 | 4,297.73 | 4,317.18 | -98.40 | 8,179,750 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 8,629.38 | 8,629.38 | 8,517.45 | 8,562.23 | -67.15 | 1,480,800 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 3,263.77 | 3,263.93 | 3,213.76 | 3,225.06 | -38.71 | 22,000,720 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 8,524.60 | 8,524.99 | 8,405.07 | 8,430.24 | -94.36 | 7,168,800 |
| BR - Insurance | | 986.01 | 989.19 | 976.91 | 977.03 | -8.98 | 842,600 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 82.64 | 82.72 | 80.63 | 82.10 | -0.54 | 4,804,500 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 5,225.55 | 5,230.50 | 5,166.51 | 5,180.44 | -45.11 | 4,224,270 |
| BR - Refinery | | 1,011.47 | 999.97 | 988.58 | 988.58 | -22.89 | 1,929,600 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 1,144.96 | 1,144.96 | 1,119.16 | 1,132.82 | -12.14 | 10,973,400 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 5,722.64 | 5,723.57 | 5,655.30 | 5,686.24 | -36.40 | 3,077,500 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 999.80 | 999.80 | 992.23 | 992.18 | -7.62 | 9,838,250 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 682.22 | 680.86 | 666.11 | 668.93 | -13.29 | 253,460 |
The three top traded companies were Fauji Foods Limited with a volume of 8,443,500 and price per share of 32.04 (0.78), TRG Pakistan Limited with a volume of 8,348,000 and price per share of 26.95 (-0.30), Unity Foods Limited with a volume of 7,611,000 and price per share of 30.84 (-0.18).
The top three advancers were Gatron (Industries) Limited with a volume of 1,000 and price per share of 265.65 (12.65), Wah Noble Chemicals Limited with a volume of 4,700 and price per share of 240.21 (11.43), Sunrays Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 300 and price per share of 162.63 (7.63).
The top three decliners were Indus Motor Company Limited with a volume of 5,640 and price per share of 1,337.50 (-33.67), Service Industries Limited with a volume of 750 and price per share of 700.78 (-32.22), Hino Pak Motors Ltd with a volume of 150 and price per share of 670 (-30.00).