Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading on Wednesday, the fourth trading session of the week, maintaining the previous day’s upward trend.
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 23.22 points, while the selective catagory index of Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) earned 58.43 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 23.22 points or 0.54 per cent to stand at 4,349.86 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, advanced 17.62 points or 1.04 per cent to reach at 1,707.15 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) gained 8.53 points or 0.80 per cent to reach at 1,070.56 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 386 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 119 advanced, 41 declined and 35 issues remained unchanged.
Lafarge Surma Cement dominated the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 90 million changing hands till then, followed by Orion Infusion, RAK Ceramic, Unique Hotel and Resorts and Olympic Accessories.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse also saw positive trend at opening with its Selective Category Index- CSCX– surging 58.43 points to stand at 8,158.15 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 53 gained, 12 declined 15 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 23 million.
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