Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks saw negative trend in early hours of trading on Wednesday, the fourth session of the week.
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down 18.23 points or 0.38 percent to reach at 4,609.43 points, after first 30 minutes of trade, when the report was filed at 11:00am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips lost 1.36 points or 0.07 percent to stand at 1,747.42 points.
However, the DSE Shariah Index (DSES) advanced 0.75 points or 0.06 percent to stand at 1,114.20 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 1.31 billion when the report was filed at 11:00am.
Of the issues traded till then, 52 advanced, 152 declined and 31 issues remained unchanged.
KPCL was the most traded stocks with shares worth BDT 160 million changing hands followed by BSCCL, ACI, Keya Cosmetics and United Power.
The port city bourse – the CSE also saw downward trend in early hours of trading with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – lost 44 points to stand at 8,668.49 points, also at 11:00am.
Of the issues traded till then, 28 gained, 84 declined and 12 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 108 million.