Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)–Bangladesh’s stocks saw downward trend in early hour of trading on Monday, the opening session of the week.
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 24.81 points or 0.61 percent to reach at 4,022.47 points after first 30 minutes of trade when the report was filed at 11:00am.
The two other indices also saw negative trend.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips dropped 10.01 points or 0.64 percent to reach at 1,535.17 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) shed 7.05 points or 0.71 percent to stand at 985.48 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 405 million when the report was filed at 11:00am.
Of the issues traded till then, 51 advanced, 106 declined 19 issues remain unchanged.
ACI Formulations was the most traded stocks with shares worth BDT 67.32 million changing hands followed by United Power, BSRM, IFAD Autos and ACI Limited.
The port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – also saw downward trend in early hours of trading with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – lost 9.33 points to stand at 7,539.65 points, also at 11:00am.
Of the issues traded till then, 19 gained, 27 declined and 9 remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 25 million.