Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-Bangladesh’s stocks continued its upward trend after witnessing early hour on Sunday, the first trading session of the week.
Both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the prime bourse of Bangladesh, and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), the port city bourse of the country, opened with a positive note when the market opened at 10:30am and hold the positive trend at midday.
Of the three index of DSE, DSES indicated the negative attitude while two others were positive.
And also of the five index of CSE, CSI showed the negative attitude while four others were positive at midday.
The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) advanced 3.19 points while the port city bourse, selective category index of Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) earned 4.86 points around 12:30pm.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 3.19 points or 0.07 per cent to stand at 4,429.97 points, when the report was filed at 12:37pm.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, advanced 4.56 points or 0.26 per cent to reach at 1,739.30 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) slumped 1.54 points or 0.14 per cent to reach at 1,090.10 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 2.87 billion when the report was filed at 12:37pm.
Of the issues traded till then, 110 advanced, 138 declined and 58 issues remained unchanged.
Titas Gas dominated the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 297 million changing hands followed by Lafarge Surma Cement, Saif Powertec, Shahjibazar Power Company, MJL BD and BSRM Ltd.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse also saw upward trend at opening with its Selective Category Index- CSCX– advancing 4.86 points to stand at 8,296.28 points, also at 12:26pm.
Of the issues traded till then, 69 gained, 87 declined 26 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 161 million.
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