Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-Bangladesh’s stocks saw downward trend in early hours of trading on Sunday amid lingering political unrest.
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 7.33 points or 0.15 percent to reach at 4,677.70 points after first 30 minutes of trade when the report was filed at 11:00am.
The other two indices, however, saw positive trend.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips gained 0.55 points or 0.03 percent to reach at 1,733.77 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) gained 1.26 points or 0.11 percent to stand at 1,111.47 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 207.40 million when the report was filed.
Of the issues traded till then, 50 advanced, 105 declined and 42 issues remain unchanged.
IFAD Autos, which made debut on Thursday, last, was the most traded stocks with shares worth BDT 48 million changing hands till then followed by GP, Lafarge Surma Cement, C&A Textiles and Western Marine.
The port city bourse, the CSE, also saw downward trend in early hours of trading with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – lost 23.26 points to stand at 8,684.06 points, also at 11:00am.
Of the issues traded till then, 15 gained, 49 declined and 11 remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 17.98 million.
BBN/BB/AS-8Feb15-11:20am (BST)