Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)–Bangladesh’s foreign exchange market and call money rates remained almost stable at the opening on Sunday while the stocks see sharp rise in early trading to continue the upward trend on Sunday.
The call rate ranged between 5.60 per cent and 7.75 per cent unchanged from the previous level, market operators said.
On the other hand, the banks quoted the dollar single rate at BDT 77.80 unchanged from the previous level.
Meanwhile, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), rose 62.63 points or 1.51 percent to reach at 4,184.96 points after first 30 minutes of trade when the report was filed at 11:00am.
The two other indices also saw upward trend.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips gained 30.31 points or 1.94 percent to reach at 1,588.51 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) advanced 15.24 points or 1.50 percent to stand at 1,025.65 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 803 million when the report was filed.
The port city bourse – the CSE – also saw upward trend in early hours of trading with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – gained 78.20 points to stand at 7,795.54 points, also at 11:00am.