KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Wednesday at 20,821.40 points with a negative change of -116.03 and volume of 82,560,500 shares. High and Low were 21,203.85 and 20,774.85 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 3 were up, 27 were down and 0 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 133,646,620 shares. Total companies traded were 336 of which 93 were positive, 224 were negative and 19 were unchanged.
Cement was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 21,630,200 shares. It was followed by Chemicals with a total traded volume of 20,247,750 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 6,273.47 | 6,273.66 | 6,135 | 6,137 | -136.47 | 856,710 |
| BR - Cement | | 4,137.83 | 4,210.43 | 4,036.15 | 4,058.49 | -79.34 | 21,649,200 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 8,677.88 | 8,767.67 | 8,642.75 | 8,677.89 | 0.01 | 3,174,500 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 3,493.19 | 3,502.59 | 3,437.19 | 3,457.69 | -35.50 | 20,259,750 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 8,092.66 | 8,232.86 | 8,063.84 | 8,063.84 | -28.82 | 17,184,700 |
| BR - Insurance | | 883.90 | 884.13 | 877.93 | 882.13 | -1.77 | 1,197,800 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 76.49 | 76.78 | 75.13 | 75.22 | -1.27 | 2,412,000 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 4,571.81 | 4,668.72 | 4,534.95 | 4,544.86 | -26.95 | 7,294,520 |
| BR - Refinery | | 882.63 | 887.52 | 867.11 | 876.82 | -5.81 | 2,292,500 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 973.48 | 994.71 | 969.83 | 970.70 | -2.78 | 14,868,500 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 6,044.78 | 6,075.09 | 5,961.43 | 5,983.42 | -61.36 | 5,743,000 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 985.79 | 997.72 | 964.95 | 964.95 | -20.84 | 2,762,810 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 645.71 | 645.71 | 630.80 | 632.07 | -13.64 | 314,210 |
The three top traded companies were TRG Pakistan Limited with a volume of 11,657,500 and price per share of 23.40 (-0.01), Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited with a volume of 10,860,500 and price per share of 17.01 (-0.68), Pak Elektron Limited with a volume of 8,292,000 and price per share of 25.55 (-0.51).
The top three advancers were Mari Petroleum Company Limited with a volume of 25,120 and price per share of 1,286.79 (17.60), Shezan International Ltd with a volume of 100 and price per share of 475 (12.25), Shield Corporation Limited with a volume of 100 and price per share of 267.98 (11.00).
The top three decliners were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 160 and price per share of 8,930 (-470.00), Millat Tractors Limited with a volume of 52,000 and price per share of 780.01 (-40.47), Lucky Cement Limited with a volume of 1,525,900 and price per share of 439.36 (-15.70).