KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Wednesday at 21,298.54 points with a positive change of 48.66 and volume of 64,992,100 shares. High and Low were 21,445.57 and 21,258.29 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 16 were up, 13 were down and 1 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 93,538,720 shares. Total companies traded were 335 of which 144 were positive, 165 were negative and 26 were unchanged.
Commercial Banks was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 32,036,000 shares. It was followed by Power Generation and Distribution with a total traded volume of 9,574,000 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 6,798.78 | 6,825.58 | 6,737.54 | 6,752.23 | -46.55 | 1,923,460 |
| BR - Cement | | 4,155.47 | 4,175.25 | 4,123.78 | 4,129.66 | -25.81 | 7,752,600 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 9,027.53 | 9,068.92 | 8,989.39 | 9,020.60 | -6.93 | 2,611,200 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 3,218.16 | 3,225.14 | 3,217.53 | 3,221.08 | 2.92 | 5,328,650 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 8,355.04 | 8,384.81 | 8,317.73 | 8,360.71 | 5.67 | 32,079,000 |
| BR - Insurance | | 845.42 | 845.42 | 832.08 | 840.20 | -5.22 | 415,700 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 78.74 | 79.76 | 77.88 | 77.92 | -0.82 | 3,002,000 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 4,749.43 | 4,778.36 | 4,731.61 | 4,743.53 | -5.90 | 2,998,040 |
| BR - Refinery | | 800.28 | 816.76 | 799.30 | 800.87 | 0.59 | 1,235,500 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 957.88 | 967.67 | 957.91 | 961.69 | 3.81 | 3,367,500 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 5,840.31 | 5,909.18 | 5,842.45 | 5,881 | 40.69 | 9,575,000 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 918.56 | 923.41 | 914.81 | 917.19 | -1.37 | 1,128,050 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 651.57 | 651.27 | 646.14 | 651.27 | -0.30 | 372,830 |
The three top traded companies were Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 23,727,000 and price per share of 14.41 (0.26), K-Electric Limited with a volume of 8,068,500 and price per share of 6 (0.02), Unity Foods Limited with a volume of 5,980,500 and price per share of 13.17 (1.00).
The top three advancers were Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 40 and price per share of 3,590.94 (170.25), Island Textile Mills Ltd with a volume of 20 and price per share of 1,735 (46.50), Sapphire Fibres Limited with a volume of 1,250 and price per share of 750 (34.76).
The top three decliners were Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 19,680 and price per share of 1,705.44 (-89.76), Shezan International Ltd with a volume of 500 and price per share of 441 (-22.65), Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited with a volume of 400 and price per share of 855.01 (-14.99).