KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Tuesday at 17,611.72 points with a positive change of 175.43 and volume of 75,205,300 shares. High and Low were 17,637.73 and 17,416.69 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 24 were up, 4 were down and 2 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 97,118,100 shares. Total companies traded were 318 of which 178 were positive, 110 were negative and 30 were unchanged.
Cement was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 23,860,400 shares. It was followed by Technology and Communication with a total traded volume of 12,759,500 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 5,295.84 | 5,296.12 | 5,240.58 | 5,272.30 | -23.54 | 1,044,150 |
| BR - Cement | | 2,826.84 | 2,902.19 | 2,792.23 | 2,892.36 | 65.52 | 23,884,100 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 8,307.42 | 8,370.02 | 8,243.04 | 8,364.46 | 57.04 | 3,397,800 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 2,805.98 | 2,817.13 | 2,797.31 | 2,809.97 | 3.99 | 4,987,400 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 7,916.51 | 7,970.04 | 7,904.54 | 7,932.66 | 16.15 | 7,711,900 |
| BR - Insurance | | 670.26 | 670.54 | 654.72 | 664.43 | -5.83 | 141,000 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 65.03 | 65.16 | 64.50 | 65 | -0.03 | 1,001,800 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 3,772.87 | 3,796.09 | 3,764.62 | 3,786.11 | 13.24 | 5,301,140 |
| BR - Refinery | | 519.27 | 529.12 | 511.43 | 525.78 | 6.51 | 663,000 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 679.99 | 696.10 | 678.57 | 693.71 | 13.72 | 12,761,500 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 4,581.51 | 4,616.64 | 4,545.45 | 4,581.34 | -0.17 | 2,928,500 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 719.56 | 721.86 | 696.89 | 702.39 | -17.17 | 7,202,310 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 396.07 | 407.46 | 394.81 | 403.48 | 7.41 | 1,496,150 |
The three top traded companies were Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd with a volume of 13,217,500 and price per share of 20.12 (0.91), Unity Foods Limited with a volume of 8,611,000 and price per share of 9.53 (0.06), Worldcall Telecom with a volume of 7,804,500 and price per share of 0.60 (-0.02).
The top three advancers were Murree Brewery Co Ltd with a volume of 50 and price per share of 749.99 (24.88), Indus Motor Company Limited with a volume of 13,200 and price per share of 1,093.91 (12.31), GlaxoSmithKline Consumer with a volume of 1,000 and price per share of 182.74 (7.19).
The top three decliners were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 60 and price per share of 6,137.69 (-322.31), Pak Suzuki Motors Co Ltd with a volume of 136,800 and price per share of 191.32 (-10.06), Millat Tractors Limited with a volume of 11,750 and price per share of 807.18 (-9.38).