KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Tuesday at 20,001.75 points with a negative change of -92.98 and volume of 78,620,600 shares. High and Low were 20,244.07 and 20,001.43 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 6 were up, 23 were down and 1 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 139,977,140 shares. Total companies traded were 347 of which 137 were positive, 188 were negative and 22 were unchanged.
Cement was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 29,411,300 shares. It was followed by Vanaspati and Allied Industries with a total traded volume of 21,451,300 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 6,399.16 | 6,506.10 | 6,392.96 | 6,503.92 | 104.76 | 3,201,170 |
| BR - Cement | | 3,506.38 | 3,579.62 | 3,505.90 | 3,526.35 | 19.97 | 29,437,300 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 8,951.22 | 8,953.29 | 8,904.19 | 8,939.37 | -11.85 | 1,319,700 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 3,041.98 | 3,044.24 | 3,018.99 | 3,027.32 | -14.66 | 3,875,620 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 8,254.21 | 8,294.91 | 8,222.84 | 8,225.09 | -29.12 | 7,800,800 |
| BR - Insurance | | 767.89 | 778.01 | 765.42 | 777.79 | 9.90 | 160,900 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 67.84 | 68.50 | 67.75 | 68.04 | 0.20 | 8,380,500 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 4,594.03 | 4,622.38 | 4,572.29 | 4,581.63 | -12.40 | 6,752,680 |
| BR - Refinery | | 741.12 | 759.15 | 735.91 | 741.78 | 0.66 | 4,734,800 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 900.48 | 907.75 | 888.49 | 889.64 | -10.84 | 5,403,000 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 5,244.48 | 5,264.92 | 5,213.96 | 5,221.41 | -23.07 | 14,324,500 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 852.29 | 861.65 | 846.47 | 850.74 | -1.55 | 3,549,140 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 586.04 | 591.47 | 582.96 | 585.59 | -0.45 | 1,098,350 |
The three top traded companies were Unity Foods Limited (R) with a volume of 16,335,500 and price per share of 1.54 (-0.75), K-Electric Limited with a volume of 13,353,000 and price per share of 5.01 (-0.09), Pak Elektron Limited with a volume of 13,128,500 and price per share of 23.09 (0.11).
The top three advancers were Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited with a volume of 60 and price per share of 7,000 (328.00), Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 1,760 and price per share of 1,639.68 (43.31), Hino Pak Motors Ltd with a volume of 4,950 and price per share of 408.45 (19.45).
The top three decliners were Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 200 and price per share of 3,489.67 (-183.66), Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 80 and price per share of 7,899 (-161.00), Siemens (Pakistan) Engineering Company Ltd. with a volume of 350 and price per share of 730 (-20.00).