KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Thursday at 16,110.10 points with a negative change of -449.09 and volume of 68,194,100 shares. High and Low were 16,647.73 and 16,074.87 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 2 were up, 28 were down and 0 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 118,586,520 shares. Total companies traded were 338 of which 74 were positive, 250 were negative and 14 were unchanged.
Chemicals was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 24,255,070 shares. It was followed by Fertilizer with a total traded volume of 10,473,700 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 4,844.64 | 4,877.08 | 4,773.20 | 4,801.77 | -42.87 | 2,061,540 |
| BR - Cement | | 2,806.72 | 2,807.03 | 2,716.90 | 2,723.29 | -83.43 | 10,002,800 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 8,212.98 | 8,535.94 | 8,156.12 | 8,352.43 | 139.45 | 10,483,800 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 2,601.87 | 2,601.87 | 2,539.62 | 2,544.67 | -57.20 | 24,266,070 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 7,348.06 | 7,404.06 | 7,206.82 | 7,234.80 | -113.26 | 7,315,500 |
| BR - Insurance | | 604.68 | 607.87 | 601.41 | 603.28 | -1.40 | 173,000 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 63.40 | 64.75 | 63.09 | 63.72 | 0.32 | 6,399,100 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 3,321.83 | 3,321.83 | 3,197.16 | 3,206.45 | -115.38 | 10,317,740 |
| BR - Refinery | | 528.62 | 538.67 | 503.88 | 505.15 | -23.47 | 2,548,300 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 659.31 | 662.77 | 639.22 | 645.15 | -14.16 | 9,013,000 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 4,286.09 | 4,286.09 | 4,203.04 | 4,222.53 | -63.56 | 6,513,000 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 686.78 | 687.38 | 679.34 | 680.76 | -6.02 | 2,674,920 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 403.48 | 403.58 | 392.34 | 392.57 | -10.91 | 1,600,450 |
The three top traded companies were Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited with a volume of 15,128,500 and price per share of 15.93 (-0.13), K-Electric Limited with a volume of 5,132,500 and price per share of 3.22 (-0.16), Worldcall Telecom with a volume of 4,805,000 and price per share of 0.76 (0.04).
The top three advancers were Blessed Textiles Limited with a volume of 200 and price per share of 257.22 (12.23), Gatron (Industries) Limited with a volume of 500 and price per share of 445 (10.00), EFU Life Assurance Limited with a volume of 500 and price per share of 213 (10.00).
The top three decliners were Colgate Palmolive (Pakistan) Ltd with a volume of 20 and price per share of 1,670 (-86.55), Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 5,800 (-73.00), Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 180 and price per share of 1,183.18 (-59.32).