Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed positive trend in early hour of trading 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 the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) advanced 18.50 points, while the selective catagory index of Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) earned 39.28 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 18.50 points or 0.42 per cent to stand at 4,406.50 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, advanced 14.67 points or 0.16 per cent to reach at 1,722.63 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also gained 6.82 points or 0.63 per cent to reach at 1,083.41 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 237 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 102 advanced, 36 declined and 25 issues remained unchanged.
Lafarge Surma Cement dominated the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 55 million changing hands till then, followed by United Airways, Shahjibazar Power Company, IFAD Autos and GPH Ispat.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse also saw upward trend at opening with its Selective Category Index- CSCX– advancing 39.28 points to stand at 8,264.93 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 37 gained, 12 declined five issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 20 million.
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