KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Wednesday at 17,826.52 points with a positive change of 267.76 and volume of 128,650,000 shares. High and Low were 17,829.52 and 17,519.61 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 24 were up, 6 were down and 0 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 181,357,210 shares. Total companies traded were 367 of which 219 were positive, 132 were negative and 16 were unchanged.
Cement was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 46,175,600 shares. It was followed by Technology and Communication with a total traded volume of 21,692,000 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 4,830.88 | 4,873.43 | 4,830.51 | 4,848.67 | 17.79 | 1,761,110 |
| BR - Cement | | 2,745.66 | 2,821.89 | 2,743.84 | 2,813.52 | 67.86 | 46,200,100 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 8,752.55 | 8,752.55 | 8,662.93 | 8,715.58 | -36.97 | 3,998,000 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 2,709.52 | 2,737.20 | 2,706.25 | 2,720.11 | 10.59 | 10,965,090 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 7,554.48 | 7,639.86 | 7,545.30 | 7,636.97 | 82.49 | 13,529,800 |
| BR - Insurance | | 683.31 | 688.42 | 683.15 | 684.73 | 1.42 | 233,900 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 69.48 | 69.71 | 68.41 | 68.57 | -0.91 | 3,003,200 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 3,699.96 | 3,704.55 | 3,651.02 | 3,684.40 | -15.56 | 7,784,220 |
| BR - Refinery | | 557.14 | 575.36 | 551.97 | 571.55 | 14.41 | 3,701,100 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 680.48 | 685.61 | 675.31 | 684.63 | 4.15 | 21,693,000 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 4,476.69 | 4,478.80 | 4,435.11 | 4,460.61 | -16.08 | 11,131,000 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 693.26 | 694.11 | 689.51 | 691.76 | -1.50 | 4,827,900 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 428.09 | 430.24 | 426.12 | 428.99 | 0.90 | 1,106,800 |
The three top traded companies were Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd with a volume of 16,295,500 and price per share of 16.48 (0.84), Unity Foods Limited with a volume of 15,966,000 and price per share of 9.50 (0.32), Worldcall Telecom with a volume of 13,541,500 and price per share of 1.13 (-0.03).
The top three advancers were Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 3,199.99 (130.58), Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 48,240 and price per share of 1,307.25 (62.25), Jubilee Life Insurance Company Limited with a volume of 200 and price per share of 329.98 (14.98).
The top three decliners were Colgate Palmolive (Pakistan) Ltd with a volume of 40 and price per share of 1,942.51 (-57.49), Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited with a volume of 180 and price per share of 2,400 (-15.00), EFU Life Assurance Limited with a volume of 300 and price per share of 212.87 (-11.20).