Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed mixed trend in early hour of trading on Monday amid volatility, the second trading session after Eid vacation.
The premier bourse Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) saw positive trend, while the port city bourse Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw negative trend when filed the report at 10:45am.
The key index of the DSE advanced 7.55 points, while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse lost 2.0 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 up by 7.55 points or 0.16 percent to stand at 4,502.74 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, advanced 2.35 points or 0.13 percent to reach at 1,761.91 points. The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also gained 3.16 points or 0.28 percent to reach at 1,107.69 points.
DSE turnover stands at only Tk 146 million when the report was filed at 10:45am, riding on Orion Infusion and City Bank.
Of the issues traded till then, 92 advanced, 28 declined and 56 issues remained unchanged.
Orion Infusion dominated the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 17 million changing hands till then, followed by City Bank, National Feed Mills, Islami Bank and ACME Laboratories.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
However, the port city bourse CSE saw negative trend till then with its Selective Category Index- CSCX–falling 2.0 points to stand at 8,385.66 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 23 gained, 21 declined 13 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 7.0 million.
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