KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Wednesday at 18,536.78 points with a negative change of -112.76 and volume of 65,588,800 shares. High and Low were 18,718.34 and 18,496.43 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 8 were up, 22 were down and 0 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 129,961,604 shares. Total companies traded were 345 of which 142 were positive, 178 were negative and 25 were unchanged.
Technology and Communication was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 17,103,000 shares. It was followed by Engineering with a total traded volume of 16,775,400 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 4,729.16 | 4,770 | 4,723 | 4,747.50 | 18.34 | 771,590 |
| BR - Cement | | 2,898.73 | 2,917.39 | 2,867.19 | 2,883.74 | -14.99 | 15,863,300 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 9,247.39 | 9,263.13 | 9,121.52 | 9,169.67 | -77.72 | 4,515,200 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 2,829.69 | 2,858.62 | 2,773.02 | 2,835.07 | 5.38 | 4,254,914 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 7,882.86 | 7,922.82 | 7,843.88 | 7,858.29 | -24.57 | 10,440,800 |
| BR - Insurance | | 686.68 | 693.36 | 686.35 | 693.36 | 6.68 | 439,600 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 73.16 | 75.66 | 73.14 | 75 | 1.84 | 1,604,200 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 3,944.83 | 4,001.17 | 3,926.75 | 3,961.78 | 16.95 | 16,270,980 |
| BR - Refinery | | 625.79 | 635.79 | 624.49 | 629.72 | 3.93 | 5,438,000 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 726.02 | 729.82 | 718.51 | 720.23 | -5.79 | 17,169,500 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 4,497.03 | 4,520.24 | 4,451.01 | 4,461.74 | -35.29 | 4,555,000 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 760.29 | 763.76 | 752.25 | 760.31 | 0.02 | 4,081,400 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 483.27 | 500.14 | 485.80 | 497.13 | 13.86 | 4,088,650 |
The three top traded companies were Worldcall Telecom with a volume of 13,341,000 and price per share of 1.20 (-0.02), Unity Foods Limited with a volume of 7,484,500 and price per share of 10.33 (-0.23), Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd with a volume of 7,051,500 and price per share of 17.95 (0.59).
The top three advancers were Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited with a volume of 100 and price per share of 2,400.20 (113.20), Colgate Palmolive (Pakistan) Ltd with a volume of 840 and price per share of 1,800 (85.23), Highnoon Laboratories Limited with a volume of 26,100 and price per share of 392.26 (18.67).
The top three decliners were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 400 and price per share of 6,645 (-147.00), Island Textile Mills Ltd with a volume of 40 and price per share of 1,931.35 (-101.65), Pakistan Services Limited with a volume of 300 and price per share of 988 (-52.00).