Retailers trade at Dhaka Stock Exchange office. BBN file photo
Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed positive trend in early hour of trading on Sunday amid slow movement as investors remained followed cautious stance ahead of year closing.
Following the previous week’s marginal correction, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened positive trend with low trading activities.
After first 15 minutes of trading, the key index of the country’s prime bourse advanced more than 11 points while the CSE All Shares Price Index of port city bourse gained 21 points at 10:45am when the report was filed.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 11.14 points or 0.17 per cent to reach at 6,241 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The two other indices also saw positive trend till then. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips also advanced 1.60 points or 0.07 percent to reach at 2,249 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) gained 1.77 points or 0.12 percent to stand at 1,378 points.
Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stood at Tk 194 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 121 advanced, 42 declined and 40 remained unchanged.
RAK Ceramic was the most traded stocks till then with shares worth BDT 19 million changing hands, closely followed by RD Food BDT 18 million, Wata Chemicals BDT 16 million, United Power BDT 9.0 million and Fu-Wang Food BDT 8.0 million.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE
The port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange – (CSE) also saw positive trend till then with its All Shares Price Index, CAPSI – advancing 21 points to stand at 19,295, also at 10:45am.
The Selective Categories Index of the port city bourse also gained 12 points to reach at 11,660 points till then.
Of the issues traded till then, 28 gained, 5 declined and 2 issues remained unchanged with BDT 4.20 million in turnover.
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