KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the lower side on Thursday at 19,936 points with a negative change of -289.77 and volume of 176,467,500 shares. High and Low were 20,225.77 and 19,150.24 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 7 were up, 23 were down and 0 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 249,243,030 shares. Total companies traded were 361 of which 103 were positive, 244 were negative and 14 were unchanged.
Cement was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 40,206,100 shares. It was followed by Vanaspati and Allied Industries with a total traded volume of 29,403,700 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 5,717.59 | 5,717.59 | 5,533.91 | 5,565.08 | -152.51 | 2,140,250 |
| BR - Cement | | 3,678.28 | 3,723.15 | 3,534.97 | 3,711.22 | 32.94 | 40,249,100 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 9,774.35 | 9,774.35 | 9,526.12 | 9,733.46 | -40.89 | 6,462,400 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 3,336.81 | 3,356.21 | 3,245.24 | 3,317.99 | -18.82 | 11,464,040 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 9,342.54 | 9,410.92 | 9,047.73 | 9,393.36 | 50.82 | 26,236,100 |
| BR - Insurance | | 861.66 | 862.18 | 823.94 | 833.51 | -28.15 | 1,208,500 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 81.63 | 81.63 | 77.29 | 81.41 | -0.22 | 3,193,800 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 4,149.43 | 4,149.43 | 3,920.52 | 4,043.97 | -105.46 | 38,826,680 |
| BR - Refinery | | 659.29 | 659.29 | 613.25 | 635.66 | -23.63 | 4,719,400 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 929.24 | 929.24 | 887.55 | 917.88 | -11.36 | 18,843,400 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 5,200.53 | 5,200.53 | 4,932.07 | 5,170.07 | -30.46 | 10,890,000 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 874.19 | 874.19 | 840.14 | 846.36 | -27.83 | 8,774,780 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 568.26 | 568.26 | 545.16 | 565.25 | -3.01 | 1,094,750 |
The three top traded companies were Unity Foods Limited with a volume of 29,428,000 and price per share of 12.95 (-0.50), Hascol Petroleum Limited with a volume of 17,535,500 and price per share of 19.36 (-0.81), Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited with a volume of 15,068,000 and price per share of 23.73 (1.11).
The top three advancers were Sapphire Fibres Limited with a volume of 50 and price per share of 889.88 (44.89), ICI Pakistan Limited with a volume of 15,100 and price per share of 712.51 (31.65), Akzo Nobel Pakistan Limited with a volume of 367,600 and price per share of 303.23 (15.37).
The top three decliners were Nestle Pakistan Limited with a volume of 300 and price per share of 7,554.55 (-245.45), Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited with a volume of 40 and price per share of 7,200 (-100.00), Colgate Palmolive (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 40 and price per share of 2,030 (-70.00).