Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) - Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed a mixed trend in early hour of trading on Monday with volatile trading, the second session of the week.
The premier bourse Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) saw negative while the port city bourse Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed positive trend till the report was filing at 10:45am.
The key index of the DSE fell 0.98 points, while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse advanced 1.42 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 0.98 points or 0.02 percent to stand at 4,689.94 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
However, the two other indices saw positive trend till then. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, advanced 2.44 points or 0.13 percent to reach at 1,778.95 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) gained 0.31 points or 0.02 percent to stand at 1,123.03 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 349 million when the report was filed at 10:45am, riding on the BSRM Steels and MJL Bangladesh.
Of the issues traded till then, 97 advanced, 62 declined and 54 issues remained unchanged.
BSRM Steels dominated the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 53 million changing hands till then, followed by MJL Bangladesh, Central Phama, Union Capital and Jamuna Oil.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
However, the port city bourse CSE saw positive with slow trend till then with its Selective Category Index- CSCX–advancing 1.42 points to stand at 8,768.26 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 29 gained, 30 declined and 15 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 14 million.
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