Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) - Bangladesh’s stocks kept the early hour’s upbeat trend at midday on Tuesday as the optimistic investors continued their buying spree.
Maintaining the previous day’s upturn, the market opened with upward trend and the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) advanced 20.69 points to reach at 5,609.52 points at 10:45am.
After 30 minutes of trading, the key index of the country’s major bourse advanced 28.92 points while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse soared 36.62 points at 11:00am.
At 12:00 noon, the maintained the upward trend and DSEX went up by 33.76 points while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse advanced 58.19 points when the report was filing.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
After one and a half hours of trading, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) stands at 5,622.60 points, advancing 33.76 points or 0.60 per cent when the report was filing at 12:00 noon.
The two other indices also saw upward trend till then.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips advanced 13.18 points or 0.65 per cent to reach at 2,030.40 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also gained 6.40 points or 0.49 per cent to reach at 1,308.64 points.
Turnover, the crucial indicator of the market, stands at BDT 4.83 billion when the report was filed at 12:00 noon.
LankaBangla Finance dominated the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 359 million changing hands till then, followed by GPH Ispat BDT 210 million, Penisula Chittagong BDT 158 million, Ratanpur Steel BDT 152 million and Baraka Power BDT 142 million.
Of the issues traded till then, 185 advanced, 69 declined and 56 issues remained unchanged on the DSE trading floor.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange – (CSE) also saw upward trend till then as its Selective Category Index – CSCX –gaining 58.19 points to stand at 10,553.06 points, also at 12:00 noon.
Of the issues traded till then, 112 gained, 39 declined and 25 issues remained unchanged with BDT 260 million in turnover.
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