Bangladesh’s stocks close lower

Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)– Bangladesh’s stocks slipped into the red on Sunday as investor booked profit.
The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) — DSEX ended at 4,588.78 points, shedding 32.43 points or 0.70 percent.
The DS30, comprising blue chips lost 10.06 points or 0.60 percent to close at 1,660.08 points. The DSE Index (DSES) went down by 4.19 points or 0.41 percent to close at 1,004.27 points.
Turnover value on the DSE came down to BDT 4.61 billion, registering 11.0 percent decline over the previous session’s value.
Out of 293 issues traded, 83 advanced, 173 declined and 37 issues closed unchanged on the DSE floor.
The port city bourse — the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also closed lower with its Selective Categories Index – CSCX lost 27.11 points to close at 8,931.93 points.
Losers beat gainers 142 to 51, with 30 issues remaining unchanged at the port city bourse that traded 6.83 million shares and mutual fund units, turnover value of BDT 389.51 million.

BBN/BB/ANS/AD/06Apr14-4:50 pm (BST)
 

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