KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Wednesday at 20,435.76 points with a positive change of 211.61 and volume of 158,174,600 shares. High and Low were 20,538.94 and 20,011.99 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 19 were up, 11 were down and 0 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 275,430,851 shares. Total companies traded were 379 of which 230 were positive, 130 were negative and 19 were unchanged.
Cement was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 32,069,000 shares. It was followed by Technology and Communication with a total traded volume of 31,949,000 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 5,466.41 | 5,499.33 | 5,428.39 | 5,454.81 | -11.60 | 1,382,540 |
| BR - Cement | | 3,331.77 | 3,368.96 | 3,276.99 | 3,345 | 13.23 | 32,105,000 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 9,872.89 | 9,996.37 | 9,953.14 | 9,953.14 | 80.25 | 11,901,000 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 3,024.04 | 3,068.44 | 3,000.14 | 3,055.35 | 31.31 | 20,427,991 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 8,472.03 | 8,619.62 | 8,405 | 8,601.20 | 129.17 | 24,807,600 |
| BR - Insurance | | 742.92 | 758.07 | 738.42 | 755.46 | 12.54 | 3,078,600 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 85.05 | 86.43 | 84.10 | 85.78 | 0.73 | 7,833,200 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 4,312.55 | 4,382.69 | 4,264.13 | 4,357.03 | 44.48 | 12,957,600 |
| BR - Refinery | | 733.21 | 743.08 | 722.41 | 724.92 | -8.29 | 6,333,300 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 826.44 | 837.91 | 823.48 | 832.87 | 6.43 | 31,959,500 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 5,080.02 | 5,170.06 | 4,997.58 | 5,118.12 | 38.10 | 16,595,000 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 788.77 | 794.90 | 783.48 | 785.29 | -3.48 | 11,312,650 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 529.69 | 541.26 | 527.51 | 539.81 | 10.12 | 3,427,900 |
The three top traded companies were Unity Foods Limited with a volume of 16,463,500 and price per share of 11.66 (0.48), Worldcall Telecom with a volume of 12,861,000 and price per share of 1.63 (-0.03), TRG Pakistan Limited with a volume of 11,075,000 and price per share of 20.04 (0.58).
The top three advancers were Island Textile Mills Ltd with a volume of 600 and price per share of 1,435.59 (68.32), Mari Petroleum Company Limited with a volume of 179,800 and price per share of 1,257.44 (50.32), Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 1,750 and price per share of 813.75 (38.75).
The top three decliners were Colgate Palmolive (Pakistan) Ltd with a volume of 20 and price per share of 1,920.01 (-29.99), Murree Brewery Co Ltd with a volume of 1,050 and price per share of 664.30 (-25.70), Indus Motor Company Limited with a volume of 1,640 and price per share of 1,145.87 (-14.05).