Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks edged marginally higher on Monday amid volatile trading throughout the session with turnover remained sluggish.

The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) — DSEX ended at 4,491.98 points, gaining 13.29 points or 0.29 per cent from previous session.

The DS30, comprising blue chips gained 10.10 points or 0.63 per cent to close at 1,603.53 points. The DSE Index (DSES) went up by 2.39 points or 0.24 per cent to close at 975.96 points.

Turnover value on the DSE stood at BDT 2.87 billion, registering 3.61 per cent increase over the previous session’s value.

Out of 289 issues traded, 127 advanced, 129 declined and 33 issues closed unchanged on the DSE floor.

The port city bourse — the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also closed positive with its Selective Categories Index – CSCX gained 16.15 points to close at 8,705.35 points.

Losers beat gainers 117 to 75, with 21 issues remaining unchanged at the port city bourse that traded 6.24 million shares and mutual fund units, turnover value of BDT 258.70 million.

BBN/SSR/AD-31Mar14-8:18 pm (BST)