Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed negative trend in early hour of trading on Tuesday amid modest volatility, the third trading session of the week.
Both bourses – The premier bourse Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the port city bourse Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw negative trend amid slow movement when filed the report at 10:45am.
The key index of the DSE fell 2.74 points, while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse lost 7.07 points within 15 minutes of the day’s trading at 10:45am.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 2.74 points or 0.06 percent to stand at 4,366.26 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, fell 1.81 points or 0.11 percent to reach at 1,711.18 points. The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also lost 0.24 point or 0.02 percent to reach at 1,075.53 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 215 million when the report was filed at 10:45am, riding on National Feed Mills and BD Thai Aluminum.
Of the issues traded till then, 51 advanced, 64 declined and 54 issues remained unchanged.
National Feed Mills dominated the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 63 million changing hands till then, followed by BD Thai Aluminum, ACME Laboratories, Apex Tannery and Dragon Sweater.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse CSE also saw negative trend till then with its Selective Category Index- CSCX– falling 7.07 points to stand at 8,170.70 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 17 gained, 34 declined 18 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 12 million.
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