Bangladesh’s stocks see mixed trend at opening

Last updated: November 1, 2016

Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed mixed trend in early hour of trading on Tuesday, the third trading session of the week, as investors remained followed cautious stance.

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) saw positive trend with volatile trading, while the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw negative trend till the report was filed at 10:45am.

The key index of the DSE advanced 4.03 points, while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse lost 4.76 points within first 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 4.03 points or 0.08 percent to stand at 4,596.21 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.

The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, advanced 0.98 points or 0.05 percent to reach at 1,734.42 points.

The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also advanced 1.33 points or 0.12 percent to stand at 1,101.37 points.

Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stands at BDT 298 million when the report was filed at 10:45 million, riding on Quasem Drycells and Doreen Power Generations and Systems.

Of the issues traded till then, 77 advanced, 57 declined and 28 issues remained unchanged.

Quasem Drycells dominated the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 70 million changing hands till then, followed by Doreen Power BDT 30 million, Active Fine Chemical BDT 22 million, KDS Accessories BDT 17 million and Delta Spinners BDT 16 million.

CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:

However, the port city bourse CSE saw negative trend till then with its Selective Category Index - CSCX – shedding 4.76 points to stand at 8,600.34 points, also at 10:45am.

Of the issues traded till then, 23 gained, 23 declined and 06 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 14 million.

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