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Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) - Bangladesh’s stocks stayed positive trend at midday on Tuesday as optimistic investors continued their buying spree on sector specific large-cap stocks.
Following the previous four days’ correction, both bourses -- the key index of the country’s prime bourse advanced 26.84 points while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse rose 44 points within first 15 minutes of trading at 10:45am.
After 30 minutes of trading, the DSEX stands at points, advancing 32 points while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse gained 67 points when the report was filing at 11:00am.
At 12:00 noon, the DSEX went up by 18.26 points while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse advanced 40.48 points when the report was filing.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
After one and a half hours of trading, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) stands at 5,707.93 points, advancing 18.26 points or 0.32 per cent when the report was filing at 12:00 noon.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips also gained 1.86 points or 0.08 per cent gain to reach at 2,118.32 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) rose 1.65 points or 0.12 per cent to reach at 1,303.95 points.
Turnover, the crucial indicator of the market, stands at BDT 3.34 billion when the report was filed at 12:00 noon.
LankaBangla Finance dominated the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 283 million changing hands till then, closely followed by Brac Bank BDT 153 million, IDLC Finance BDT 153 million, Tung Hai Textile BDT 136 million and Evince Textile BDT 134 million.
Of the issues traded till then, 180 advanced, 76 declined and 45 issues remained unchanged on the DSE trading floor.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange – (CSE) also saw upward trend with its Selective Category Index – CSCX –advancing 40.48 points to stand at 10,725 points, also at 12:00 noon.
Of the issues traded till then, 116 gained, 55 declined and 17 issues remained unchanged with BDT 140 million in turnover.
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