Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-Bangladesh’s stocks closed another flat session on Monday as late selling pressure wiped off early gains.
Both the Dhaka Stock Exchange, the prime bourse of Bangladesh, and the Chittagong Stock Exchange, the port city bourse of the country, opened with positive mood but could not sustain the trend as time passed by.
Key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange dipped 0.23 points while the selective category index of Chittagong Stock Exchange gained 19.81 points at the closing.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) settled at 4,580.99 points, after a fractional gain of 0.23 point from the previous day.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, advanced 3.30 points or 0.19 per cent to close at 1,734.08.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) gained 2.11 points or 0.19 per cent to finish at 1,102.44.
Turnover on DSE improved to BDT 4.55 billion, which was 12.34 per cent higher than the previous session’s BDT 4.05 billion.
The losers took a modest lead over the gainers as out of 319 issues traded, 157 closed lower, 126 higher and 36 remained unchanged on the DSE trading floor.
BSRM Steels was the day’s top turnover chart with shares of BDT 218 changing hands followed by Beximco Pharma, IFAD Autos, Square Pharma and KDS Accessories.
Malek Spinning was the day’s best performer, posting a rise of 8.28 per cent while Dacca Dyeing was the day’s worst loser, plunging 10.71.24 per cent.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also closed slightly higher with its Selective Categories Index – CSCX – gaining 19.81 points to close at 8,526.54.
Losers beat gainers 123 to 76, with 40 issues remaining unchanged on the port city bourse that traded 8.78 million shares and mutual fund units with a value of BDT 318 million.
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