Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-Bangladesh’s stocks returned to the green on Sunday, the first trading session of the week.
Both the Dhaka Stock Exchange, the prime bourse of Bangladesh, and Chittagong Stock Exchange, the port city bourse of the country, experienced upward trend.
The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) gained 9.37 points and the Selective Categories Index of port city bourse Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) earned 9.49 points.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) DSEX settled at 4580.49 after gaining 9.37 points or 0.29 per cent.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, gained 5.17 points or 0.29 per cent to finish at 1,747.89.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) advanced 3.59 points or 0.32 per cent to end at 1,112.01.
Turnover activities also improved and total turnover on DSE amounted to BDT 3.18 billion.
The gainers took a modest lead over the losers as out of 317 traded issues, 137 closed higher, 132 lower and 48 remained unchanged on the DSE trading floor.
Beximco Pharma dominated the turnover chart with shares of BDT 250 million changing hands followed by ACI Limited, Square Pharm, Beximco, Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited and Emerald Oil Industries Ltd.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also closed higher with its Selective Categories Index – CSCX – advancing 9.49 points to end at 8,559.32 points.
Losers took a strong lead over gainers as out of 243 issues traded, 84 gained, 128 declined while 31 remain unchanged on the port city bourse.
The CSE traded 244 million shares and mutual fund units with a value of BDT 11.7 million.
BBN/ASI/ANS