Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading on Thursday, the last session of the week.
Both bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw upbeat note in early trading.
After 15 minutes of trading, the key index of the country’s prime bourse advanced 7.92 points while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse rose 7.82 points when the report was filing at 10:45am.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
DSEX, the benchmark index of the DSE, went up by 7.92 points or 0.14 per cent to stand at 5,744.23 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The two other indices also saw upward trend till then.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, advanced 5.98 points or 0.29 per cent to reach at 2,083.11886 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) rose 2.26 points or 0.17 per cent to stand at 1,303.70 points.
Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stands at BDT 829 million when the report was filed at 10:45 million riding on Bangladesh Export Import Company Ltd. On the DSE floor.
Bangladesh Export Import Company dominated the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 88 million changing hands till then, followed by City Bank BDT 69 million, C & A Textiles Ltd. BDT 68 million, National Bank BDT 57 million, Beximco Pharmaceuticals BDT 56 million and AB Bank BDT 50 million.
Of the issues traded till then, 102 advanced, 46 declined and 43 issues remained unchanged.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse CSE also saw upward note till then with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – gaining 7.82 points to stand at 1,0799.1413 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 35 gained, 19 declined and 5 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 23 million.
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