Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) - Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading on Monday as pre-Eid sale pressure somewhat subdued, the second 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 till the report was filing at 10:45am.
The key index of the DSE advanced 11.38 points, while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse gained 17.13 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 11.38 points or 0.25 percent to stand at 4,568.82 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The two other indices saw positive trend till then. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, advanced 2.76 points or 0.16 percent to reach at 1,750.65 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also gained 3.0 points or 0.27 percent to stand at 1,106.99 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 223 million when the report was filed at 10:45am, riding on National Tubes and Shahjibazar Power Company.
Of the issues traded till then, 104 advanced, 41 declined and 38 issues remained unchanged.
National Tubes dominated the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 29 million changing hands till then, closely followed by Shahjibazar Power Company, Singer Bangladesh, Doreen Power and Fareast Knitting and Dyeing Industries.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse CSE also saw positive trend till then with its Selective Category Index- CSCX–advancing 17.13 points to stand at 8,529.93 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 26 gained, 10 declined and 7 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 12 million.
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