Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks saw downward trend in early hours of trading on Wednesday amid deepening political unrest across the country.
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) went down by 35.41 points or 0.76 percent to reach at 4,621.05 points after first 30 minutes of trade when the report was filed at 11am.
The other two indices also saw sharp decline. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips lost 15.76 points or 0.91 percent to reach at 1,707.85 points. The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) shed 9.19 points or 0.83 percent to stand at 1,093.10 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 157 million when the report was filed at 11am.
Of the issues traded till then, 28 advanced, 160 declined and 28 issues remain unchanged.
C&A Textiles was the most traded stocks with shares worth BDT 13 million changing hands till then followed by Lafarge Surma Cement, Alltex Industries, RAK Ceramics and GP.
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 28.66 points to stand at 8,614.41 points, also at 11am.
Of the issues traded till then, 16 gained, 50 declined and 18 remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 13.37 million.
BBN/SSR/AD-04Feb15-11:46 am (BST)
