RECORDER REPORT

KARACHI: On Wednesday, BRIndex30 remained negative throughout the trading time except for first few minutes. It closed at 20,345.09 points with net change of -86.79 points. Total turnover was 76,924,200 shares, which was lower by almost one million than Tuesday’s turnover. Among BRIndex30 companies, Byco Petroleum was the most traded company with turnover of 19,849,500. It was also the most traded company in stocks exchange. Among BRIndex30 companies, six companies were up and 24 were down.

Among BR Sector Indices, BR Refinery Index was the leading index by volume with total turnover of 22,099,700 shares. Most of this volume was contributed by Byco Petroleum. Index itself remained positive throughout the trading time closing at 1,477.10 points with net change of 40.61 points.

Second highest BR Sector by volume was BR Technology and Communication Index with turnover of 18,363,000. Most traded company in this sector was TRG Pakistan with turnover of 9,869,500. Index fluctuated throughout the trading time closing at 1,277.39 points with net change of -1.73 points.

Third highest BR Sector Index by volume was BR Power Generation and Distribution Index with total turnover of 11,132,000. K-Electric was the most traded company in this sector with turnover of 5,797,500. This index fluctuated for most of the trading time except during last hour before market closing when it displayed a rising trend. It closed at 6,624.58 points with net change of 38.69 points.