KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Tuesday at 17,558.76 points with a positive change of 205.23 and volume of 131,496,100 shares. High and Low were 17,602.29 and 17,292.36 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 28 were up, 2 were down and 0 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 180,728,940 shares. Total companies traded were 368 of which 245 were positive, 112 were negative and 11 were unchanged.
Cement was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 37,778,100 shares. It was followed by Power Generation and Distribution with a total traded volume of 24,660,500 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 4,794.04 | 4,837.17 | 4,782.58 | 4,830.88 | 36.84 | 2,758,090 |
| BR - Cement | | 2,647.18 | 2,752.19 | 2,629.75 | 2,745.66 | 98.48 | 37,839,700 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 8,748.18 | 8,787.08 | 8,722.95 | 8,752.55 | 4.37 | 4,164,100 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 2,679.86 | 2,713.32 | 2,658.23 | 2,709.52 | 29.66 | 11,125,560 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 7,530.41 | 7,563.29 | 7,505.28 | 7,554.48 | 24.07 | 13,306,500 |
| BR - Insurance | | 678.61 | 683.62 | 676.25 | 683.31 | 4.70 | 345,000 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 68.96 | 69.54 | 68.17 | 69.48 | 0.52 | 1,585,300 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 3,708.21 | 3,725.21 | 3,685.40 | 3,699.96 | -8.25 | 9,154,660 |
| BR - Refinery | | 547.50 | 562.57 | 547.42 | 557.14 | 9.64 | 2,972,600 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 667.52 | 684.39 | 665.89 | 680.48 | 12.96 | 17,840,000 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 4,424.71 | 4,511.66 | 4,418.13 | 4,476.69 | 51.98 | 24,680,500 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 692.18 | 695.39 | 689.04 | 693.26 | 1.08 | 3,452,260 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 421.99 | 430.84 | 419.67 | 428.09 | 6.10 | 2,279,350 |
The three top traded companies were K-Electric Limited with a volume of 22,886,000 and price per share of 3.77 (0.22), Unity Foods Limited with a volume of 19,427,500 and price per share of 9.18 (0.35), Fauji Cement Company Limited with a volume of 14,732,000 and price per share of 14.39 (0.99).
The top three advancers were Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 100 and price per share of 1,245 (45.00), Ismail Industries Limited with a volume of 200 and price per share of 364 (16.00), Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 50 and price per share of 634.75 (14.75).
The top three decliners were Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 3,069.41 (-161.54), Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited with a volume of 60 and price per share of 6,000 (-90.00), JDW Sugar Mills Limited with a volume of 100 and price per share of 307 (-12.00).