Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks saw a positive trend in early hour of trading on Tuesday, the first trading day after six-day Eid holidays.
Trading and official activities on the bourses were remained closed on July 15 to July 20 on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 15.67 points or 0.33 per cent to reach at 4,671.81, after first 30 minutes of trade, when the report was filed at 11am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, rose 12.48 points or 0.68 per cent to stand at 1,833.36. The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) gained 4.92 points or 0.42 percent to stand at 1,152.13.
DSE turnover stands at only BDT 704 million when the report was filed at 11am.
Of the issues traded till then, 96 advanced, 60 declined and 35 issues remained unchanged.
BSRM was the most traded stocks with shares worth BDT 76 million changing hands followed by Lafarge Surma Cement, GP, SPCL and KPCL.
The port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also saw positive trend in early hour of trading with its Selective Category Index -- CSCX – gained 17.36 points to stand at 8,731.09, also at 11am.
Of the issues traded till then, 34 gained, 25 declined and 18 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 65 million.
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