KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Friday at 15,707.71 points with a negative change of -402.39 and volume of 68,738,700 shares. High and Low were 16,160.54 and 15,657.34 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 1 were up, 29 were down and 0 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 109,964,560 shares. Total companies traded were 322 of which 77 were positive, 231 were negative and 14 were unchanged.
Technology and Communication was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 4,299,500 shares. It was followed by Engineering with a total traded volume of 3,946,500 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 4,801.77 | 4,801.77 | 4,743.23 | 4,743.23 | -58.54 | 972,900 |
| BR - Cement | | 2,723.29 | 2,723.29 | 2,660.43 | 2,673.45 | -49.84 | 11,563,400 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 8,352.43 | 8,416.68 | 8,110.86 | 8,148.80 | -203.63 | 6,642,100 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 2,544.67 | 2,548.90 | 2,514.13 | 2,525.12 | -19.55 | 7,283,150 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 7,234.80 | 7,319.65 | 7,137.87 | 7,179.41 | -55.39 | 8,957,800 |
| BR - Insurance | | 603.28 | 603.30 | 589.22 | 596.26 | -7.02 | 531,200 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 63.72 | 65.82 | 63.24 | 64.74 | 1.02 | 2,702,900 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 3,206.45 | 3,211.94 | 3,095.78 | 3,106.14 | -100.31 | 9,318,700 |
| BR - Refinery | | 505.15 | 507.32 | 485.62 | 486.25 | -18.90 | 1,537,800 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 645.15 | 645.27 | 614.06 | 615.91 | -29.24 | 13,472,500 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 4,222.53 | 4,222.53 | 4,042.81 | 4,061.20 | -161.33 | 12,838,000 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 680.76 | 701.79 | 680.76 | 696.59 | 15.83 | 4,163,310 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 392.57 | 392.57 | 380.12 | 380.48 | -12.09 | 3,333,950 |
The three top traded companies were K-Electric Limited with a volume of 10,088,500 and price per share of 3.05 (-0.17), Worldcall Telecom with a volume of 5,358,500 and price per share of 0.75 (-0.01), Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd with a volume of 4,723,000 and price per share of 17.19 (-0.96).
The top three advancers were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 40 and price per share of 6,090 (290.00), Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited with a volume of 3,000 and price per share of 2,415 (114.99), Murree Brewery Co Ltd with a volume of 50 and price per share of 767 (32.44).
The top three decliners were Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited with a volume of 150 and price per share of 496.38 (-26.12), Siemens (Pakistan) Engineering Company Ltd. with a volume of 150 and price per share of 585.01 (-24.98), Indus Motor Company Limited with a volume of 2,500 and price per share of 1,030.67 (-15.24).