KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Wednesday at 19,773.97 points with a positive change of 159.39 and volume of 130,742,000 shares. High and Low were 19,819.93 and 19,098.60 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 17 were up, 13 were down and 0 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 199,322,900 shares. Total companies traded were 384 of which 181 were positive, 181 were negative and 22 were unchanged.
Technology and Communication was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 34,650,700 shares. It was followed by Chemicals with a total traded volume of 27,352,700 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 6,681.60 | 6,681.60 | 6,445.43 | 6,486.53 | -195.07 | 2,919,930 |
| BR - Cement | | 3,930.65 | 4,039.74 | 3,795.29 | 4,002.50 | 71.85 | 22,968,950 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 8,433.34 | 8,480.56 | 8,298.18 | 8,480.56 | 47.22 | 3,602,300 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 3,145.78 | 3,166.16 | 3,086.88 | 3,163.90 | 18.12 | 27,358,200 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 8,129.03 | 8,254.46 | 8,107.29 | 8,248.09 | 119.06 | 19,918,600 |
| BR - Insurance | | 950.80 | 959 | 948.71 | 952.13 | 1.33 | 598,700 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 76.44 | 76.44 | 73.23 | 73.88 | -2.56 | 4,390,000 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 5,106.46 | 5,132.97 | 5,010.34 | 5,128.04 | 21.58 | 7,045,160 |
| BR - Refinery | | 846.57 | 847.89 | 797.54 | 842.85 | -3.72 | 5,902,300 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 1,077.33 | 1,099.33 | 1,067.06 | 1,098.63 | 21.30 | 34,712,200 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 5,484.16 | 5,525.35 | 5,389.50 | 5,504.38 | 20.22 | 9,375,000 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 941.30 | 941.78 | 913.49 | 935.88 | -5.42 | 10,017,500 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 598.35 | 602.68 | 575.36 | 593.26 | -5.09 | 397,560 |
The three top traded companies were TRG Pakistan Limited with a volume of 21,650,500 and price per share of 24.55 (0.25), Unity Foods Limited with a volume of 11,338,000 and price per share of 26.52 (0.05), Worldcall Telecom with a volume of 9,551,500 and price per share of 1.60 (0.02).
The top three advancers were Archroma Pakistan Limited with a volume of 2,800 and price per share of 488.10 (21.85), Mari Petroleum Company Limited with a volume of 7,960 and price per share of 1,426.20 (18.61), GlaxoSmithKline Consumer with a volume of 18,200 and price per share of 309.32 (14.31).
The top three decliners were Island Textile Mills Ltd with a volume of 20 and price per share of 1,835.40 (-96.60), Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 240 and price per share of 1,662.50 (-87.50), Indus Motor Company Limited with a volume of 13,560 and price per share of 1,056.81 (-52.78).