Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-Bangladesh’s stocks opened higher in the morning on Sunday amid marginal volatility, the opening session of the week.
The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange –DSEX -- went up by 7.62 points or 0.15 per cent to reach at 4,773.34, after first 15 minutes of trade, when the report was filed at 10.45am.
The two other indices also saw positive trend. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, gained 3.04 points or 0.16 per cent to stand at 1,826.21. The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) advanced 1.79 points or 0.15 per cent to reach at 1,178.90.
Turnover on DSE stands at BDT 296 million when the report was filed at 10.45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 107 advanced, 36 declined and 33 issues remained unchanged.
The newly listed Aman Feed was the most traded stocks till then with shares BDT 40.51 million changing hands followed by Linde BD, BSCCL, FAR Chemicals and Orion Infusion.
However, the port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw negative trend in early hour of trading with its Selective
Category Index -- CSCX – lost 4.09 points to stand at 8,886.15, also at 10.45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 29 gained, 9 declined and 6 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 14 million.
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