Bangladesh’s FX, money markets close stable Tuesday, stocks fall

Last updated: May 5, 2015

Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)–Bangladesh’s both foreign exchange and money markets remained almost stable in closing on Tuesday while the stocks witnessed a positive trend.
The call rate ranged between 6.25 percent and 8.0 percent remained unchanged from the previous level, market operators said.
On the other hand, the banks quoted the dollar single rate at BDT 77.80 which was also unchanged from the previous level.
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, went up by 54.63 points or 1.37 percent to close slightly above the 4,000-mark to 4,014.37 points.
The two other indices also ended in positive.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips gained 16.46 points or 1.09 percent to close at 1,522.16 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) advanced 14.48 points or 1.48 percent to close at 987.93 points.
The port city bourse, Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), also closed higher with its Selective Categories Index – CSCX – gained 77.13 points to close at 7,510.95 points.

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