Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed negative trend in early hour of trading on Tuesday, the third trading session of the week.
Both bourses-- the prime bourse Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the port city bourse Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw downward trend.
The key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) declined 6.51 points, while the selective catagory index of Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) dropped 7.18 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 6.51 points or 0.15 per cent to stand at 4,416.49 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, fell 3.86 points or 0.22 per cent to reach at 1,729.91 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also shed 1.72 points or 0.16 per cent to reach at 1,087.97 points.
DSE turnover stands at only BDT 195 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 53 advanced, 71 declined and 42 issues remained unchanged.
Summit Alliance Port dominated the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 39 million changing hands till then, followed by Linde BD, Lafarge Surma Cement, Heidelberg Cement and Shahjibazar Power Company.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse also saw negative trend at opening with its Selective Category Index- CSCX– shedding 7.18 points to stand at 8,272.38 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 12 gained, 22 declined 11 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 12 million.
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