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Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed positive trend at midday on Wednesday as some optimistic investors showed buying spree on sectors specific stocks.
Following the previous day’s positive note, the key index of the country’s prime bourse fell 4.32 points while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse rose 13 points within first 30 minutes of trading at 10:30am.
After 45 minutes of trading, the DSEX, the prime index of the DSE stood at 5372 points, falling 1.01 points while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse gained 8.68 points at 10.45am.
After first half of the trading session, the DSEX went up by 15 points while the Selective Category Index of port city’s bourse advanced 16 points when the report was filing at 12noon.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
After two hours of trading, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) stands at 5,388 points, gaining 15 points or 0.27 percent at 12noon.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips advanced 5.54 points or 0.28 percent to reach at 1998 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) gained 1.61 points to reach at 1,250 points.
Turnover, the crucial indicator of the market, stands at BDT 2.22 billion, when the report was filed at 12noon.
IFAD Autos led the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 143 million changing hands till then, closely followed by Brac Bank BDT 95 million, Regent Textile BDT 80 million, Paramount Textile BDT 75 million and MJL Bangladesh BDT 73 million.
Of the issues traded till then, 146 advanced, 80 declined and 75 issues remained unchanged on the DSE trading floor.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange – (CSE) also stayed positive trend with its Selective Category Index – CSCX –gaining 16 points to stand at 10,080 points, also at 12noon.
Of the issues traded till then, 79 gained, 56 declined and 35 issues remained unchanged with BDT 1.48 billion in turnover.
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