KARACHI: BRINDEX-30 closed on the upper side on Thursday at 16,087.63 points with a positive change of 66.73 and volume of 83,471,564 shares. High and Low were 16,174.47 and 15,817.32 respectively. Of 30 companies traded, 14 were up, 15 were down and 1 was unchanged.
Total volume traded in the market was 119,102,323 shares. Total companies traded were 341 of which 162 were positive, 160 were negative and 19 were unchanged.
Cement was the top traded sector with total traded volume of 34,674,806 shares. It was followed by Chemicals with a total traded volume of 12,903,930 shares.
BR Sectors Position:
| Sector | Open | High | Low | Close | Change | Turnover | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR - Automobile Assembler | | 4,592.69 | 4,660.59 | 4,590.86 | 4,619.24 | 26.55 | 640,990 |
| BR - Cement | | 3,722.01 | 3,722.77 | 3,646.68 | 3,701.04 | -20.97 | 34,701,571 |
| BR - Fertilizer | | 8,947.69 | 9,097.33 | 8,918.51 | 8,960.50 | 12.81 | 3,485,005 |
| BR - Chemicals | | 2,976.02 | 3,028.52 | 2,905.33 | 3,013.33 | 37.31 | 13,046,180 |
| BR - Commercial Banks | | 6,927.84 | 6,943.89 | 6,844.47 | 6,866.98 | -60.86 | 5,985,393 |
| BR - Insurance | | 767.32 | 772.90 | 752.32 | 753.91 | -13.41 | 361,600 |
| BR - Investment Banks/investment Co | | 72.21 | 75.62 | 72.18 | 74.08 | 1.87 | 2,031,000 |
| BR - Oil and Gas | | 3,075.11 | 3,114.68 | 3,042.29 | 3,102.18 | 27.07 | 14,769,391 |
| BR - Refinery | | 545.67 | 552.09 | 540.82 | 546.77 | 1.10 | 478,100 |
| BR - Technology and Communication | | 785.34 | 792.27 | 777.03 | 789.88 | 4.54 | 6,442,300 |
| BR - Power Generation and Distribution | | 4,132.66 | 4,184.26 | 4,085.04 | 4,160.08 | 27.42 | 5,281,543 |
| BR - Food and Personal Care | | 697.49 | 704.81 | 697.33 | 701.88 | 4.39 | 3,133,740 |
| BR - Pharmaceutical | | 558.18 | 578.40 | 558.18 | 572.59 | 14.41 | 2,673,150 |
The three top traded companies were Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited with a volume of 14,792,000 and price per share of 23.42 (0.34), Unity Foods Limited with a volume of 10,897,000 and price per share of 10.75 (0.46), Hascol Petroleum Limited with a volume of 7,233,000 and price per share of 14.24 (-0.22).
The top three advancers were Colgate Palmolive (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 80 and price per share of 2,022 (141.00), Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited with a volume of 260 and price per share of 2,098.90 (128.95), Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited with a volume of 560 and price per share of 1,679.99 (100.99).
The top three decliners were Indus Dyeing & Manufacturing Co. Limited with a volume of 700 and price per share of 548.47 (-44.46), Sapphire Fibres Limited with a volume of 100 and price per share of 635.55 (-30.06), Jubilee Life Insurance Company Limited with a volume of 300 and price per share of 300 (-22.83).