Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading on Tuesday, maintaining the previous day’s positive trend.
Both the Dhaka Stock Exchange, the prime bourse of Bangladesh, and Chittagong Stock Exchange, the port city bourse of the country, experienced upward trend.
The key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) advanced 16.27 points, while the selective category index of Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) earned 18.70 points within 15 minutes of the day’s trading.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 16.27 points or 0.38 per cent to stand at 4,304.92 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, advanced 12.59 points or 0.75 per cent to reach at 1,679.04 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) gained 5.60 points or 0.53 per cent to reach at 1,058.82 points.
However, DSE turnover was slow as total turnover stands at BDT 184 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 92 advanced, 26 declined and 23 issues remained unchanged.
Beximco dominated the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 33 million changing hands till then, followed by Doreen Power, IT Consultant, Exim Bank and Lafarge Surma Cement.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse also saw positive trend at opening with its Selective Category Index- CSCX– advancing 18.70 points to stand at 8,054.72 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 30 gained, 17 declined 5 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 11 million.
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