KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Wednesday at 20,225.77 points with a negative change of -345.34 and volume of 101,768,500 shares. High and Low were 20,573.13 and 20,104.31 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 1 were up, 28 were down and 1 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 147,943,160 shares. Total companies traded were 348 of which 80 were positive, 251 were negative and 17 were unchanged.
Vanaspati and Allied Industries was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 29,770,500 shares. It was followed by Oil and Gas Marketing Companies with a total traded volume of 17,347,500 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 5,758.28 | 5,771.66 | 5,673.93 | 5,717.59 | -40.69 | 1,855,880 |
| BR - Cement | | 3,717.95 | 3,717.80 | 3,643.90 | 3,678.28 | -39.67 | 15,958,000 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 9,931.42 | 9,940.01 | 9,727.18 | 9,774.35 | -157.07 | 6,344,700 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 3,368.90 | 3,384.99 | 3,328.29 | 3,336.81 | -32.09 | 5,581,600 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 9,410.31 | 9,424.10 | 9,200.87 | 9,342.54 | -67.77 | 14,987,400 |
| BR - Insurance | | 875.51 | 878.89 | 860.20 | 861.66 | -13.85 | 2,156,300 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 85.09 | 88.06 | 80.49 | 81.63 | -3.46 | 1,415,900 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 4,204.95 | 4,209.66 | 4,126.42 | 4,149.43 | -55.52 | 21,308,360 |
| BR - Refinery | | 658.03 | 668.78 | 655.12 | 659.29 | 1.26 | 3,624,900 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 947.58 | 951.85 | 925.12 | 929.24 | -18.34 | 12,933,300 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 5,326.95 | 5,336.72 | 5,123.97 | 5,200.53 | -126.42 | 7,340,500 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 876.02 | 877.39 | 865.20 | 874.19 | -1.83 | 5,342,320 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 567.38 | 568.43 | 559.76 | 568.26 | 0.88 | 952,900 |
The three top traded companies were Unity Foods Limited with a volume of 29,780,500 and price per share of 13.45 (-0.10), Hascol Petroleum Limited with a volume of 10,380,000 and price per share of 20.17 (-0.90), TRG Pakistan Limited with a volume of 7,489,500 and price per share of 22.18 (-0.96).
The top three advancers were Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited with a volume of 620 and price per share of 6,999.88 (188.88), Wyeth Pakistan Limited with a volume of 3,300 and price per share of 867.70 (52.95), Sapphire Fibres Limited with a volume of 50 and price per share of 844.99 (43.10).
The top three decliners were Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited with a volume of 460 and price per share of 1,673.52 (-116.34), Bata Pakistan Limited with a volume of 40 and price per share of 1,760 (-39.99), Service Industries Limited with a volume of 12,550 and price per share of 920 (-22.86).