Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-Bangladesh’s stocks saw downward trend in early hour of trading on Sunday, the opening day of the week.
Both the Dhaka Stock Exchange, the prime bourse of Bangladesh, and Chittagong Stock Exchange, the port city bourse of the country, showed sliding attitude from the beginning.
The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) dropped 8.18 points, while the port city bourse, selective catagory index of Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) declined 7.15 points after 15 minutes of the day’s trading.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 8.18 points or 0.18 per cent to stand at 4,438.10 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, fell 4.78 points or 0.28 per cent to stand at 1,688.52 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also fell 0.96 point or 0.08 per cent to reach at 1,079.48 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 270 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 56 advanced, 55 declined and 29 issues remained unchanged.
Keya Cosmetics was the most traded stocks till then with shares BDT 86 million changing hands followed by Alltex Industries, Orion Infusion, Aman feed and Summit Power.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also saw negative trend with its Selective Category Index- CSCX– falling 7.15 points to stand at 8,315.90 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 26 gained, 23 declined 6 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 36 million.
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