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Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks failed to keep the positive trend at midday on Thursday as cautious investors went on selling on sectors specific stocks.
Following the previous day’s mild correction, the key index of the country’s prime bourse advanced 3.56 points while the Selective Category Index of the port city bourse rose 8.42 points within 15 minutes of trading at 10:45am.
After 30 minutes of trading, the DSEX stood at 5436 points, advancing 6.72 points while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse gained 3.55 points when the report was filing at 11:00am.
At 12noon, the DSEX went down by 1.71 points while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse fell 3.66 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) stood at 5,428 points, losing 1.71 points or 0.03 percent when the report was filing at 12noon.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips also fell 1.07 points or 0.05 percent to reach at 2,001 points.
However, the DSE Shariah Index (DSES) stayed positive with gaining 1.24 points or 0.09 percent to reach at 1,260 points.
Turnover, the crucial indicator of the market, stands at BDT 2.43 billion, when the report was filed at 12:00 noon, riding on IFAD Autos.
IFAD Autos led the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 400 million changing hands till then, followed by Paramount Textile BDT 132 million, Doreen Power BDT 93 million, BDCOM Online BDT 64 million and Bangladesh Shipping Corporation BDT 64 million.
Of the issues traded till then, 127 advanced, 118 declined and 54 issues remained unchanged on the DSE trading floor.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange – (CSE) also saw negative trend with its Selective Category Index – CSCX –losing 3.66 points to stand at 10,188 points, also at 12noon.
Of the issues traded till then, 66 gained, 70 declined and 29 issues remained unchanged with BDT 120 million in turnover.
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