KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Wednesday at 22,989.33 points with a positive change of 486.95 and volume of 191,416,300 shares. High and Low were 23,006.02 and 22,501.54 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 30 were up, 0 were down and 0 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 276,929,910 shares. Total companies traded were 375 of which 284 were positive, 75 were negative and 16 were unchanged.
Chemicals was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 48,249,750 shares. It was followed by Commercial Banks with a total traded volume of 45,978,500 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 7,705.59 | 7,802.44 | 7,705.59 | 7,773.82 | 68.23 | 3,010,490 |
| BR - Cement | | 4,522.93 | 4,721.33 | 4,522.93 | 4,716.13 | 193.20 | 40,680,850 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 9,122.26 | 9,249.98 | 9,122.26 | 9,240.37 | 118.11 | 5,816,800 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 3,360.81 | 3,403.74 | 3,360.81 | 3,402.46 | 41.65 | 48,286,250 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 8,449.44 | 8,564.66 | 8,449.24 | 8,548.60 | 99.16 | 46,079,700 |
| BR - Insurance | | 951.50 | 958.08 | 950.23 | 956.09 | 4.59 | 558,750 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 80.22 | 82.16 | 80.18 | 81.96 | 1.74 | 4,361,500 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 5,238.93 | 5,312.49 | 5,238.93 | 5,303.99 | 65.06 | 5,101,710 |
| BR - Refinery | | 1,128.80 | 1,155.12 | 1,128.80 | 1,149.85 | 21.05 | 3,608,800 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 1,184.92 | 1,215.55 | 1,184.86 | 1,210.35 | 25.43 | 16,012,000 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 6,076.48 | 6,135.37 | 6,076.48 | 6,117.19 | 40.71 | 7,785,500 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 1,010.28 | 1,022.25 | 1,010.28 | 1,021.13 | 10.85 | 8,190,600 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 702.87 | 715.30 | 702.87 | 709.94 | 7.07 | 829,680 |
The three top traded companies were Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 35,034,500 and price per share of 13.35 (0.71), Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited with a volume of 21,235,000 and price per share of 18.86 (0.97), Pak Elektron Limited with a volume of 16,043,000 and price per share of 31.88 (0.10).
The top three advancers were Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 900 and price per share of 1,260 (60.00), Lucky Cement Limited with a volume of 1,242,350 and price per share of 494.37 (22.85), Hino Pak Motors Ltd with a volume of 1,950 and price per share of 787.20 (21.09).
The top three decliners were Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited with a volume of 500 and price per share of 2,194.19 (-105.31), Khyber Tobacco Co Ltd with a volume of 2,600 and price per share of 570 (-30.00), Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited with a volume of 880 and price per share of 883.38 (-27.62).