KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Thursday at 17,181.01 points with a positive change of 356.18 and volume of 126,468,300 shares. High and Low were 17,472.08 and 16,824.83 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 29 were up, 1 were down and 0 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 185,842,130 shares. Total companies traded were 360 of which 262 were positive, 79 were negative and 19 were unchanged.
Cement was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 30,861,300 shares. It was followed by Technology and Communication with a total traded volume of 26,409,500 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 4,848.05 | 4,920.16 | 4,841.55 | 4,908.67 | 60.62 | 1,241,620 |
| BR - Cement | | 2,636.89 | 2,758.44 | 2,633.07 | 2,740.97 | 104.08 | 31,066,400 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 8,361.04 | 8,666.96 | 8,361.04 | 8,571.13 | 210.09 | 8,208,800 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 2,635.98 | 2,704.44 | 2,635.98 | 2,679.06 | 43.08 | 10,786,170 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 7,476.64 | 7,724.27 | 7,481.43 | 7,632.42 | 155.78 | 22,599,900 |
| BR - Insurance | | 605.03 | 609.17 | 604.26 | 608.28 | 3.25 | 341,800 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 65.34 | 65.97 | 65.10 | 65.58 | 0.24 | 2,157,400 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 3,424.96 | 3,533.74 | 3,424.96 | 3,475.31 | 50.35 | 20,253,300 |
| BR - Refinery | | 479.70 | 500.10 | 479.70 | 497.82 | 18.12 | 1,682,400 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 636.49 | 659.81 | 636.92 | 652.08 | 15.59 | 26,409,500 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 4,371.54 | 4,526.07 | 4,361.67 | 4,471.49 | 99.95 | 23,007,000 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 679.24 | 685.51 | 675.49 | 682.39 | 3.15 | 4,302,220 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 383.70 | 392.40 | 383.70 | 389.18 | 5.48 | 1,314,800 |
The three top traded companies were Worldcall Telecom with a volume of 18,328,500 and price per share of 0.98 (0.13), K-Electric Limited with a volume of 11,772,000 and price per share of 3.42 (0.16), Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd with a volume of 11,058,000 and price per share of 16.87 (0.42).
The top three advancers were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 5,750 (130.36), Colgate Palmolive (Pakistan) Ltd with a volume of 20 and price per share of 2,094.73 (99.74), Lucky Cement Limited with a volume of 669,800 and price per share of 356.70 (16.98).
The top three decliners were Sapphire Fibres Limited with a volume of 200 and price per share of 762.62 (-40.13), Murree Brewery Co Ltd with a volume of 600 and price per share of 733 (-35.99), Blessed Textiles Limited with a volume of 900 and price per share of 238.23 (-10.67).