Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) - Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading on Wednesday, the fourth trading session of the week.
Both bourses -- the premier bourse Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the port city bourse Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw positive trend when filed the report at 10:45am.
The key index of the DSE advanced 6.56 points, while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse gained 7.38 point 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 6.56 points or 0.14 percent to stand at 4,558.92 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The two other indices also saw positive trend till then. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, advanced 1.73 points or 0.10 percent to reach at 1,784.40 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also gained 1.61 points or 0.14 percent to reach at 1,119.37 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 268 million when the report was filed at 10:45am, riding on Bangladesh Shipping Corporation and Titas Gas.
Of the issues traded till then, 103 advanced, 43 declined and 39 issues remained unchanged.
Bangladesh Shipping Corporation dominated the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 41 million changing hands till then, followed by Titas Gas, Libra Infusion, Gemeni Sea Food and Square Pharmaceuticals.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse CSE also saw positive trend till then with its Selective Category Index- CSCX–gaining 7.38 points to stand at 8,522.91 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 30 gained, 18 declined and 11 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 11 million.
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