Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed positive trend in early hour of trading on Monday, the second trading session of the week, amid marginal volatility.
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 the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) advanced 2.89 points, while the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) earned 8.12 points within 15 minutes of the day’s trading.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 2.89 points or 0.07 per cent to stand at 4,278.38 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, advanced 3.09 points or 0.18 per cent to reach at 1,663.11 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) gained 1.39 points or 0.13 per cent to reach at 1,052.02 points.
DSE turnover was slow as total turnover stands at BDT 170 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 81 advanced, 33 declined and 18 issues remained unchanged.
Bangladesh Building Systems dominated the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 33 million changing hands till then, followed by Linde Bangladesh, Doreen Power, BSRM and United Power.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse also saw positive trend at opening with its Selective Category Index- CSCX– advancing 8.12 points to stand at 8,012.82 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 34 gained, 12 declined 8 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 13 million.
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