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Bangladesh’s stocks open mixed

Last updated: August 11, 2015

Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed mixed trend in early hour of trading on Tuesday amid volatility, the third trading session of the week.
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went down by 0.19 points to reach at 4,815.45, after first 30 minutes of trade, when the report was filed at 11:00am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, lost 1.42 points or 0.07 percent to stand at 1,867.89. However, the DSE Shariah Index (DSES) advanced 0.41 points or 0.03 percent to stand at 1,189.42.
Turnover on the DSE stands at only BDT 664 million when the report was filed.
Of the issues traded till then, 114 advanced, 87 declined and 58 issues remained unchanged.
United Power Generation and Distribution Company was the most traded stocks with shares worth BDT 67 million changing hands followed by FAR Chemicals, Bangladesh Building Systems, Islami Bank and Bengal Windsor.
The port city bourse – the CSE – however saw positive amid choppy trend in early hour of trading with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – gained 7.45 points to stand at 9,015.07, also at 11:00am.
Of the issues traded till then, 43 gained, 35 declined and 25 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 39 million.
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