Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw negative trend in early hours of trading on Thursday, the last session of the week.
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went down by 18.83 points or 0.37 percent to reach at 4,973.16 points after first 30 minutes of trade when the report was filed at 11:00am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips lost 10.74 points or 0.57 percent to reach at 1,843.08 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) dropped 4.70 points or 0.40 percent to stand at 1,161.66 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 584 million when the report was filed.
Of the issues traded till then, 64 advanced, 91 declined and 50 issues remain unchanged.
Hamid Fabrics Ltd, which made debut today, was the most traded stocks with shares worth BDT 142 million changing hands till then followed by Keya Cosmetics, Beximco Pharma, Safko Spinning and Pharma Aids.
The port city bourse – the CSE – also saw negative trend in early hours of trading with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – lost 12.39 points to stand at 9,348.87 points, also at 11:00am.
Of the issues traded till then, 23 gained, 48 declined and 14 remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 69 million.
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