KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Monday at 20,715.13 points with a positive change of 223.51 and volume of 147,292,800 shares. High and Low were 20,748.74 and 20,455.57 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 23 were up, 6 were down and 1 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 241,536,062 shares. Total companies traded were 386 of which 248 were positive, 115 were negative and 23 were unchanged.
Cement was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 37,750,400 shares. It was followed by Technology and Communication with a total traded volume of 23,725,000 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 5,957.56 | 6,044.59 | 5,932.07 | 6,023.83 | 66.27 | 3,613,950 |
| BR - Cement | | 3,435.68 | 3,551.92 | 3,392.22 | 3,548.67 | 112.99 | 33,074,900 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 10,168.24 | 10,274.52 | 10,127.56 | 10,210.21 | 41.97 | 5,580,700 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 3,082.47 | 3,152.40 | 3,078.68 | 3,131.87 | 49.40 | 8,698,512 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 8,638.19 | 8,740.41 | 8,610.91 | 8,731.92 | 93.73 | 17,739,700 |
| BR - Insurance | | 762.68 | 774.45 | 762.10 | 774.29 | 11.61 | 1,172,800 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 89.40 | 90.10 | 88.61 | 88.84 | -0.56 | 13,243,100 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 4,387.55 | 4,435.21 | 4,373.38 | 4,387.16 | -0.39 | 12,949,780 |
| BR - Refinery | | 709.75 | 726.10 | 706.18 | 723.39 | 13.64 | 3,556,200 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 897.13 | 917.77 | 895.17 | 916.68 | 19.55 | 23,728,500 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 5,376.06 | 5,424.07 | 5,328.06 | 5,348.13 | -27.93 | 8,407,000 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 803.81 | 814.71 | 798.73 | 814.71 | 10.90 | 20,584,680 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 582.59 | 599.56 | 579.90 | 596.89 | 14.30 | 2,584,900 |
The three top traded companies were Pak Elektron Limited with a volume of 19,079,000 and price per share of 24.63 (1.14), Unity Foods Limited with a volume of 18,620,000 and price per share of 12.09 (1.00), TRG Pakistan Limited with a volume of 15,007,000 and price per share of 22.89 (0.94).
The top three advancers were Unilever Pakistan Food Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 7,245 (345.00), Colgate Palmolive (Pakistan) Ltd with a volume of 560 and price per share of 2,000 (60.02), Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 20 and price per share of 2,388.98 (53.99).
The top three decliners were Sapphire Fibres Ltd with a volume of 100 and price per share of 502 (-20.50), Service Industries Ltd with a volume of 1,100 and price per share of 780 (-15.38), Shifa International Hospitals Limited with a volume of 2,100 and price per share of 228 (-11.00).