KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Thursday at 21,041.33 points with a negative change of -257.21 and volume of 60,136,300 shares. High and Low were 21,361.41 and 21,013.79 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 5 were up, 25 were down and 0 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 85,867,430 shares. Total companies traded were 329 of which 106 were positive, 212 were negative and 11 were unchanged.
Commercial Banks was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 22,183,400 shares. It was followed by Vanaspati and Allied Industries with a total traded volume of 11,781,000 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 6,752.23 | 6,756.39 | 6,670.10 | 6,706.78 | -45.45 | 1,871,200 |
| BR - Cement | | 4,129.66 | 4,128.95 | 4,060.55 | 4,069.36 | -60.30 | 7,983,000 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 9,020.60 | 9,053.95 | 8,958.70 | 9,041.27 | 20.67 | 1,334,500 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 3,221.08 | 3,221.84 | 3,173.57 | 3,200.11 | -20.97 | 5,581,390 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 8,360.71 | 8,386.64 | 8,320.10 | 8,352.96 | -7.75 | 22,187,900 |
| BR - Insurance | | 840.20 | 843.28 | 838.26 | 842.19 | 1.99 | 312,300 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 77.92 | 78.25 | 76.77 | 77.50 | -0.42 | 1,764,500 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 4,743.53 | 4,769.64 | 4,699.26 | 4,714.36 | -29.17 | 6,551,480 |
| BR - Refinery | | 800.87 | 803.84 | 777.88 | 779.93 | -20.94 | 1,322,200 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 961.69 | 968.73 | 952.08 | 953.14 | -8.55 | 5,314,300 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 5,881 | 5,892.75 | 5,812.54 | 5,814.02 | -66.98 | 4,499,000 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 917.19 | 917.82 | 910.75 | 911.28 | -5.91 | 1,250,190 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 651.27 | 657.17 | 649 | 655.71 | 4.44 | 1,382,670 |
The three top traded companies were Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 18,461,000 and price per share of 14.37 (-0.04), Unity Foods Limited with a volume of 11,782,500 and price per share of 14.17 (1.00), Oil & Gas Development Company Limited with a volume of 4,721,600 and price per share of 142.94 (-2.08).
The top three advancers were Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 40 and price per share of 3,687.50 (96.56), Archroma Pakistan Limited with a volume of 7,700 and price per share of 611.20 (23.95), Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 1,120 and price per share of 1,142.95 (17.97).
The top three decliners were Colgate Palmolive (Pakistan) Ltd with a volume of 40 and price per share of 2,000 (-30.00), Siemens (Pakistan) Engineering Company Ltd. with a volume of 200 and price per share of 755 (-24.00), Shezan International Ltd with a volume of 200 and price per share of 421.05 (-19.95).