KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Wednesday at 17,663.98 points with a negative change of -5.82 and volume of 84,755,700 shares. High and Low were 17,965.53 and 17,568.44 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 11 were up, 16 were down and 3 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 111,558,550 shares. Total companies traded were 308 of which 145 were positive, 146 were negative and 17 were unchanged.
Cement was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 29,980,300 shares. It was followed by Chemicals with a total traded volume of 14,996,950 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 5,476.71 | 5,480.37 | 5,360.79 | 5,360.79 | -115.92 | 1,040,340 |
| BR - Cement | | 2,867.47 | 2,964.78 | 2,851.06 | 2,867.40 | -0.07 | 30,009,300 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 8,404.87 | 8,522.74 | 8,337.99 | 8,363.37 | -41.50 | 1,855,400 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 2,806.40 | 2,847.76 | 2,805.62 | 2,845.37 | 38.97 | 15,005,450 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 7,990.27 | 8,070.90 | 7,964.19 | 8,015.50 | 25.23 | 10,712,600 |
| BR - Insurance | | 675.64 | 675.71 | 672.55 | 674.36 | -1.28 | 131,500 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 64.45 | 65.26 | 64.32 | 65.26 | 0.81 | 3,176,400 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 3,769.49 | 3,827.71 | 3,743.08 | 3,762.65 | -6.84 | 8,567,920 |
| BR - Refinery | | 530.31 | 548.15 | 524.26 | 533.78 | 3.47 | 1,408,900 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 719.14 | 735 | 701.42 | 710.29 | -8.85 | 12,294,500 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 4,683.09 | 4,763.64 | 4,683.09 | 4,706.16 | 23.07 | 5,008,500 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 749.10 | 767.71 | 764.16 | 764.98 | 15.88 | 1,710,670 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 404.02 | 408.89 | 398.69 | 402.46 | -1.56 | 776,150 |
The three top traded companies were Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd with a volume of 16,617,500 and price per share of 21.07 (0.00), TRG Pakistan Limited with a volume of 10,814,000 and price per share of 13.64 (-0.65), Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited with a volume of 8,179,500 and price per share of 16.72 (0.89).
The top three advancers were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 7,100 (300.00), Sapphire Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 1,329.98 (54.98), Hino Pak Motors Ltd with a volume of 800 and price per share of 331 (13.20).
The top three decliners were Indus Motor Company Limited with a volume of 8,740 and price per share of 1,117.98 (-49.22), Siemens (Pakistan) Engineering Company Ltd. with a volume of 100 and price per share of 579.50 (-30.50), Millat Tractors Limited with a volume of 9,900 and price per share of 825.94 (-8.11).