Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-Bangladesh’s stocks saw mixed trend in early hour of trading on Sunday, the opening 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 mixed trend.
The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) declined 4.18 points, while the port city bourse, selective category index of Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) earned 11.07 points after 15 minutes of the day’s trading.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 4.18 points or 0.09 per cent to stand at 4,336.16 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, fell 4.86 points or 0.29 per cent to reach at 1,661.28 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also lost 0.52 point or 0.05 per cent to reach at 1,057.41 points.
DSE turnover stands at only BDT 238 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 70 advanced, 80 declined and 31 issues remained unchanged.
Fuel and power sector dominating the turnover chart as MJL Bangladesh was the most traded stocks till then with shares BDT 23 million changing hands, followed by Khulna Power Company, United Power, Doreen Power and Eastern Lubricants.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
However, the port city bourse saw upward trend at opening with its Selective Category Index- CSCX– advancing 11.07 points to stand at 8,141.61 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 26 gained, 13 declined 8 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 20 million.
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