Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-Bangladesh’s stocks continued its upward trend after witnessing early hour on Thursday, the last trading session of the week.
Both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the prime bourse of Bangladesh, and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), the port city bourse of the country, opened with a positive note when the market opened at 10:30am and sustained the positive trend at midday.
The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) advanced 29.07 points while the port city bourse, selective category index of Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) earned 32.39 points around over 12:30pm.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 29.07 points or 0.65 per cent to reach at 4, 486.88 points, when the report was filed at 12:40pm.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, gained 17.04 points or 0.99 per cent to stand at 1,727.61 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also advanced 4.54 points or 0.42 per cent to reach at 1,087.36 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 1.96 billion when the report was filed at 12:40pm.
Of the issues traded till then, 130 advanced, 99 declined and 67 issues remained unchanged.
Aman Feed was the most traded stocks till then with shares BDT 156 million changing hands followed by, Beximco, Beximco Pharma, Summit Power Limited, CMC Kamal and Bangladesh Steel Re-Rolling Mills Limited.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also saw positive trend with its Selective Category Index- CSCX– advancing 32.39 points to stand at 8, 372.70 points, also at 12:32pm.
Of the issues traded till then, 83 gained, 82 declined, 29 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 121 million.
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