KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Wednesday at 22,466.25 points with a positive change of 104.02 and volume of 120,337,400 shares. High and Low were 22,574.73 and 22,359.61 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 20 were up, 9 were down and 1 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 178,989,699 shares. Total companies traded were 365 of which 210 were positive, 127 were negative and 28 were unchanged.
Commercial Banks was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 28,727,500 shares. It was followed by Chemicals with a total traded volume of 23,674,550 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 6,472.76 | 6,657.42 | 6,472.76 | 6,636.03 | 163.27 | 6,582,300 |
| BR - Cement | | 4,103.63 | 4,141.69 | 4,081.34 | 4,099.96 | -3.67 | 10,002,500 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 9,307.33 | 9,336.31 | 9,213.54 | 9,266.58 | -40.75 | 4,176,400 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 3,349.75 | 3,383.11 | 3,349.75 | 3,369.21 | 19.46 | 24,157,900 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 8,517.44 | 8,612.93 | 8,517.44 | 8,575.83 | 58.39 | 29,454,000 |
| BR - Insurance | | 903.23 | 906.29 | 901.37 | 901.86 | -1.37 | 372,250 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 76.82 | 77.85 | 76.82 | 77.44 | 0.62 | 1,289,500 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 4,926.59 | 4,952.30 | 4,914.18 | 4,939.99 | 13.40 | 11,170,080 |
| BR - Refinery | | 864.23 | 875.06 | 861.64 | 865.01 | 0.78 | 1,983,800 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 1,032.62 | 1,047.35 | 1,032.62 | 1,039.03 | 6.41 | 16,215,400 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 6,351.47 | 6,407.11 | 6,330.03 | 6,369.54 | 18.07 | 16,469,000 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 972.59 | 978.60 | 970.73 | 970.73 | -1.86 | 4,833,820 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 657.75 | 665.97 | 657.40 | 661.49 | 3.74 | 941,030 |
The three top traded companies were K-Electric Limited with a volume of 14,980,500 and price per share of 6.62 (-0.01), Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 13,759,000 and price per share of 13.18 (0.12), TRG Pakistan Limited with a volume of 11,007,500 and price per share of 26.25 (0.32).
The top three advancers were Indus Motor Company Limited with a volume of 21,800 and price per share of 1,269.42 (35.92), Millat Tractors Limited with a volume of 24,500 and price per share of 790.45 (20.67), GlaxoSmithKline Consumer with a volume of 22,900 and price per share of 288.81 (13.75).
The top three decliners were Unilever Pakistan Food Limited with a volume of 220 and price per share of 7,010 (-90.00), Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited with a volume of 550 and price per share of 825.51 (-24.49), Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 680 and price per share of 1,002.50 (-18.50).