KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Friday at 20,864.41 points with a positive change of 200.00 and volume of 69,789,600 shares. High and Low were 20,978.14 and 20,585 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 17 were up, 12 were down and 1 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 137,733,830 shares. Total companies traded were 328 of which 177 were positive, 129 were negative and 22 were unchanged.
Food and Personal Care Products was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 29,100,740 shares. It was followed by Commercial Banks with a total traded volume of 19,971,700 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 6,584.50 | 6,629.95 | 6,547.85 | 6,614.70 | 30.20 | 1,642,200 |
| BR - Cement | | 3,827.98 | 3,914.14 | 3,807.34 | 3,870.87 | 42.89 | 16,861,900 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 9,167.09 | 9,235.02 | 9,086.31 | 9,222.94 | 55.85 | 3,564,300 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 3,149.33 | 3,163.11 | 3,107.91 | 3,163.11 | 13.78 | 4,072,620 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 8,491.80 | 8,563.71 | 8,464.56 | 8,517.65 | 25.85 | 20,031,700 |
| BR - Insurance | | 827.94 | 835.92 | 822.30 | 824.98 | -2.96 | 1,385,700 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 73.07 | 73.14 | 71.68 | 71.96 | -1.11 | 1,933,000 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 4,714.35 | 4,738.99 | 4,707.55 | 4,735.45 | 21.10 | 8,732,260 |
| BR - Refinery | | 748.75 | 759.55 | 740.78 | 743.45 | -5.30 | 1,491,900 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 929.23 | 934.79 | 925.52 | 929.28 | 0.05 | 7,295,000 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 5,428.54 | 5,510.44 | 5,402.65 | 5,430.22 | 1.68 | 12,836,500 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 861.96 | 870.43 | 857.73 | 864.13 | 2.17 | 3,371,240 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 642.62 | 651.17 | 637.68 | 644.19 | 1.57 | 993,290 |
The three top traded companies were Unity Foods Limited (R) with a volume of 25,270,500 and price per share of 2.69 (0.32), Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 9,534,000 and price per share of 13.02 (0.12), K-Electric Limited with a volume of 7,668,000 and price per share of 5.59 (0.10).
The top three advancers were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 140 and price per share of 7,191.80 (159.79), Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 1,698 (45.92), Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited with a volume of 50 and price per share of 833 (22.00).
The top three decliners were Pakistan Services Limited with a volume of 100 and price per share of 902.50 (-47.50), Jubilee Life Insurance Company Limited with a volume of 600 and price per share of 390 (-10.00), Mari Petroleum Company Limited with a volume of 6,860 and price per share of 1,245.24 (-9.71).