KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Wednesday at 19,661.42 points with a positive change of 146.70 and volume of 182,824,100 shares. High and Low were 19,928.20 and 19,601.70 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 25 were up, 5 were down and 0 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 298,062,496 shares. Total companies traded were 379 of which 248 were positive, 115 were negative and 16 were unchanged.
Cement was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 45,085,100 shares. It was followed by Chemicals with a total traded volume of 29,441,796 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 5,048.15 | 5,186.84 | 5,073.64 | 5,164.92 | 116.77 | 3,102,590 |
| BR - Cement | | 3,213.48 | 3,345.78 | 3,269.70 | 3,289.31 | 75.83 | 45,099,000 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 9,639.69 | 9,823.36 | 9,643.66 | 9,689.59 | 49.90 | 20,149,200 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 2,998.52 | 3,056.25 | 2,991.13 | 2,991.13 | -7.39 | 29,463,296 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 8,222.05 | 8,314.54 | 8,202.66 | 8,242.64 | 20.59 | 13,815,600 |
| BR - Insurance | | 716.68 | 726.22 | 716.68 | 722.71 | 6.03 | 1,191,300 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 80.69 | 84.20 | 80.69 | 83.90 | 3.21 | 6,423,300 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 4,126.52 | 4,209.76 | 4,125.94 | 4,135.75 | 9.23 | 25,337,160 |
| BR - Refinery | | 669 | 710.12 | 678.35 | 705.51 | 36.51 | 10,501,300 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 768.03 | 786.50 | 773.82 | 776.64 | 8.61 | 27,997,000 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 4,662.70 | 4,794.17 | 4,667.16 | 4,701.26 | 38.56 | 19,638,000 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 759.53 | 783.39 | 760.40 | 777.22 | 17.69 | 12,410,800 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 512.77 | 521.43 | 509.36 | 509.77 | -3 | 2,522,300 |
The three top traded companies were Worldcall Telecom with a volume of 15,795,500 and price per share of 1.49 (0.01), Fauji Cement Company Limited with a volume of 15,656,500 and price per share of 16.36 (0.54), K-Electric Limited with a volume of 14,700,500 and price per share of 3.91 (0.05).
The top three advancers were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 80 and price per share of 6,779 (314.00), Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited with a volume of 320 and price per share of 2,393 (110.98), Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 98,180 and price per share of 1,567.99 (74.66).
The top three decliners were Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 40 and price per share of 2,580 (-110.28), Colgate Palmolive (Pakistan) Ltd with a volume of 560 and price per share of 1,951 (-47.00), Sapphire Textile Mills Limited with a volume of 260 and price per share of 790.40 (-41.60).