Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed downward trend in early hour of trading on Sunday, the first trading day of the week.
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 10.10 points or 0.21 per cent to reach at 4,798.76, after first 30 minutes of trade, when the report was filed at 11:00am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, lost 3.97 points or 0.20 per cent to stand at 1,855.42. The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) shed 1.36 points or 0.11 per cent to stand at 1,189.64.
Turnover on the DSE stands at only BDT 720 million when the report was filed at 11:00am.
Of the issues traded till then, 68 advanced, 115 declined and 46 issues remained unchanged.
Square Pharmaceuticals was the most traded stocks with shares worth BDT 163 million changing hands followed by Al-Haj Textile, Emerald Oil, RSRM Steels and BSRM.
The port city bourse – the CSE also saw negative trend in early hour of trading with its Selective Category Index -- CSCX – lost 12.60 points to stand at 8,987.47, also at 11:00am.
Of the issues traded till then, 40 gained, 52 declined and 9 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 38 million.
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