Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed negative trend in early hour of trading on Thursday, the last session of the week amid countrywide shutdown sponsored by Jamaat-e-Islami.
Both the Dhaka Stock Exchange, the prime bourse of Bangladesh, and Chittagong Stock Exchange, the port city bourse of the country, experienced negative trend.
The key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) declined 6.22 points, while the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) fell 12.00 points within 15 minutes of the day’s trading.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 6.22 points or 0.14 per cent to stand at 4,312.22 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, fell 3.04 points or 0.18 per cent to reach at 1,670.49 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) lost 3.60 points or 0.34 per cent to reach at 1,058.88 points.
DSE turnover stands at only BDT 241 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 83 advanced, 64 declined and 32 issues remained unchanged.
Bangladesh Steel Re-rolling Mills dominated the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 34 million changing hands, followed by Bangladesh Shipping Corporation, Doreen Power, United Power and Linde BD.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse also saw downturn at opening with its Selective Category Index- CSCX– losing 12.00 points to stand at 8,059.27 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 23 gained, 18 declined 7 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 11 million.
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