Retailers trade at Dhaka Stock Exchange office. BBN file photo
Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed mixed trend in early trading on Tuesday as investors followed stance amid ongoing slow movements.
Following the previous day’s marginal gain, both bourses -- the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened mixed amid slow trading activities.
After 15 minutes of trading, the key index of the country’s prime bourse advanced 2.15 points while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse gained 7.52 points when the report was filing at 10:45am.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
DSEX, the benchmark index of the DSE, went up by 2.15 points or 0.03 percent to stand at 5,598.27 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
However, the DS30 index, comprising blue chips, fell 2.39 points or 0.12 percent to reach at 2,063.63 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also lost 0.05 points to stand at 1,286.95 points till then.
Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stands at only BDT 332 million when the report was filed at 10:45 million.
LankaBangla Finance led the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 76 million changing hands till then, closely followed by BDCOM Online BDT 43 million, IFIC Bank BDT 22 million, Shahjibazar Power BDT 19 million and Regent Textile Mills BDT 17 million.
Of the issues traded till then, 82 advanced, 49 declined and 38 issues remained unchanged.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse CSE also saw positive trend with its Selective Category Index - CSCX –advancing 7.52 points to stand at 10,518 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 28 gained, 13 declined and 8 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 17 million.
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