Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)–Bangladesh’s both foreign exchange and money markets remained almost stable at closing on Monday while the stocks witnessed upwards trend.
The call rate ranged between 5.75 per cent and 7.50 per cent unchanged from the previous level, market operators told the BBN.
The overall turnover in the call money market came down to BDT 41.26 billion on Monday from BDT 43.14 billion of the previous working day, according to the Bangladesh Bank statistics.
On the other hand, the banks quoted the dollar single rate at BDT 77.80 on the day unchanged from the previous level.
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), crossed the 4,300-mark once again and ended at 4,349.22 points, gaining 72.16 points or 1.68 percent.
The two other indices also ended higher.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, went up by 7.53 points or 0.46 percent to close at 1,624.71 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) gained 1.52 points or 0.14 percent to close at 1,043.01 points.
Turnover remained high on the prime bourse with total turnover amounted to BDT 5.96 billion, which was 14.6 percent higher compared to the previous session’s BDT 5.20 billion.
The port city bourse, Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), also ended higher for the fifth day in a row with its Selective Categories Index – CSCX – rose 170.25 points to close at 8,181.13 poi