KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Thursday at 19,019.67 points with a positive change of 349.87 and volume of 107,011,900 shares. High and Low were 19,114.70 and 18,669.80 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 29 were up, 1 were down and 0 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 154,324,990 shares. Total companies traded were 339 of which 228 were positive, 88 were negative and 23 were unchanged.
Cement was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 29,459,100 shares. It was followed by Chemicals with a total traded volume of 17,699,200 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 5,975.35 | 6,012.68 | 5,935.62 | 5,960.10 | -15.25 | 1,588,460 |
| BR - Cement | | 3,050.67 | 3,181.78 | 3,050.67 | 3,151.53 | 100.86 | 29,459,600 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 8,487.94 | 8,710.40 | 8,484.44 | 8,665.78 | 177.84 | 3,624,100 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 2,892.81 | 2,940.02 | 2,892.81 | 2,934.77 | 41.96 | 17,729,700 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 8,267.57 | 8,410.31 | 8,267.57 | 8,362.17 | 94.60 | 15,709,300 |
| BR - Insurance | | 740.23 | 740.27 | 718.03 | 726.86 | -13.37 | 891,650 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 64.72 | 65.58 | 63.88 | 65.26 | 0.54 | 1,304,500 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 4,164.22 | 4,212.88 | 4,164.20 | 4,192.30 | 28.08 | 11,027,840 |
| BR - Refinery | | 628.73 | 645.09 | 628.73 | 642.70 | 13.97 | 4,300,600 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 775.52 | 796.83 | 773.25 | 794.15 | 18.63 | 17,048,100 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 4,891.87 | 5,035.88 | 4,891.81 | 5,015.34 | 123.47 | 10,737,500 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 740.72 | 748.70 | 740.72 | 748.31 | 7.59 | 4,154,500 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 458.26 | 475.27 | 458.26 | 474.57 | 16.31 | 1,693,620 |
The three top traded companies were Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd with a volume of 12,496,000 and price per share of 24.10 (1.08), Bank of Punjab Ltd with a volume of 10,444,000 and price per share of 10.05 (0.26), TRG Pakistan Limited with a volume of 9,450,000 and price per share of 16.79 (0.97).
The top three advancers were Mari Petroleum Company Limited with a volume of 9,340 and price per share of 1,095.43 (13.65), Lucky Cement Limited with a volume of 865,400 and price per share of 402.03 (11.62), Indus Motor Company Limited with a volume of 1,260 and price per share of 1,171 (11.50).
The top three decliners were Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 1,312.10 (-67.90), Jubilee Life Insurance Company Limited with a volume of 550 and price per share of 276.17 (-14.53), Pak Suzuki Motors Co Ltd with a volume of 283,600 and price per share of 275.13 (-13.50).