Retailers trade at Dhaka Stock Exchange office. BBN file photo

Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed optimistic trend in early hour of trading on Tuesday as investors are active on sector-wise stocks.

Following the previous day’s correction, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened higher amid rising trading activities.

After first 15 minutes of trading, the key index of the country’s prime bourse advanced more than 15 points while the CSE All Shares Price Index of port city bourse rose 32 points at 10:45am when the report was filed.

DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:

DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 15.60 points or 0.24 to reach at 6,318 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 2.64 points or 0.11 percent to reach at 2,270 points.

The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) gained 2.88 points or 0.20 percent to stand at 1,389 points.

Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stood at BDT 738 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.

Of the issues traded till then, 152 advanced, 48 declined and 35 remained unchanged.

United Power was the most traded stocks till then with shares worth BDT 92 million changing hands, followed by National Tubes BDT 81 million, Standard Bank BDT 71 million, BD Thai Aluminum BDT 42 million and Phoenix Finance BDT 40 million and

CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:

The port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange – (CSE) also saw upward trend till then with its All Shares Price Index, CAPSI – advancing 32 points to stand at 19,539 points, also at 10:45am.

The Selective Categories Index of the port city bourse also rose 18 points to reach at 11,822 points till then.

Of the issues traded till then, 44 gained, 8 declined and 6 issues remained unchanged with BDT 24 million in turnover.

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