Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed sharp fall in early hour of trading on Sunday, the opening trading session of the week.
Both bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw negative in early trading although first 7 minutes was in positive zone.
After 15 minutes of trading, the key index of the country’s prime bourse fell 46.66 points while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse down 46.85 points when the report was filing at 10:45am.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
DSEX, the benchmark index of the DSE, went down by 46.66 points or 0.86 per cent to stand at 5318.47 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The two other indices also open lower.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, also fell 14.75 points or 0.75 per cent to reach at 1942.15 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) lost 7.63 points or 0.60 per cent to stand at 1,247.15 points.
Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stands at BDT 456 million when the report was filed at 10:45 million.
Of the issues traded till then, 45 advanced, 162 declined and 19 issues remained unchanged.
Bexomco dominated the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 35 million changing hands till then, followed by Islami Bank BDT 29 million, Saif Powertec BDT 28 million, LankaBangla Finance BDT 27 million and Appollo Ispat Complex BDT 20 million.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse CSE also saw negative trend in early trading with its Selective Category Index - CSCX – falling 46.85 points to stand at 10016.82 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 12 gained, 72 declined and 6 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 22 million.
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