Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)–Bangladesh’s stocks saw downward trend in the early hours of trading on Thursday, the last trading day of the week amid ongoing political turmoil across the country.
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 30.66 points or 0.64 percent to reach at 4,716.97 points after first 30 minutes of trade when the report was filed at 11:00am.
The other two indices also saw negative trend.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips lost 12.28 points or 0.69 percent to reach at 1,744.52 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) dropped 6.32 points or 0.56 percent to stand at 1,116.00 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 208 million when the report was filed.
Of the issues traded till then, 22 advanced, 159 declined and 29 issues remain unchanged.
BSCCL was the most traded stocks with shares worth BDT 21.17 million changing hands till then followed by C&A Textiles, GSP Finance, CVO Petrochemical and Altex Industries.
The port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also saw negative trend in early hours of trading with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – lost 12.78 points to stand at 8,788.18 points, also at 11:00am.
Of the issues traded till then, 24 gained, 48 declined and 12 remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 17.56 million.
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Friday, April 26, 2024
