Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-Bangladesh’s stocks continued its upward trend after witnessing early hour on Sunday, the first trading session of the week.
Both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the prime bourse of Bangladesh, and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), the port city bourse of the country, opened with a positive note when the market opened at 10:30am and hold the positive trend at midday.
Of the five index of CSE, CSE30 showed the negative attitude while four others were positive at midday.
The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) advanced 24.41 points while the port city bourse, selective category index of Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) earned 32.58 points around 12:30pm.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 24.41 points or 0.56 per cent to stand at 4,412.41 points, when the report was filed at 12:31pm.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, advanced 18.08 points or 1.05 per cent to reach at 1,726.05 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also gained 8.75 points or 0.81 per cent to reach at 1,085.34 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 1.77 billion when the report was filed at 12:31pm.
Of the issues traded till then, 154 advanced, 82 declined and 63 issues remained unchanged.
Lafarge Surma Cement dominated the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 172 million changing hands till then, followed by United Airways, Shahjibazar Power Company, United Power, National Feed Mill Limited and Khan Brothers PP Woven Bag Industries Ltd.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse also saw upward trend at opening with its Selective Category Index- CSCX– advancing 32.58 points to stand at 8,258.23 points, also at 12:26pm.
Of the issues traded till then, 90 gained, 67 declined 32 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 123 million.
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