Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange witnessed downward trend in early hour of trading on Wednesday, the fourth session of the week.
Both the Dhaka Stock Exchange, the prime bourse of Bangladesh, and Chittagong Stock Exchange, the port city bourse of the country, experienced negative trend.
The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) declined 6.41 points, while the port city bourse, selective catagory index of Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) dropped 26.14 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 6.41 points or 0.15 per cent to stand at 4,403.31 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, fell 3.02 points or 0.18 per cent to reach at 1,667.24 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also shed 1.78 points or 0.16 per cent to reach at 1,064.21 points.
DSE turnover stands at only BDT 285 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 29 advanced, 65 declined and 24 issues remained unchanged.
The newly Listed Doreen Power Generations and Systems was the most traded stocks till then with shares BDT 222 million changing hands followed by Keya Cosmetics, Baraka Power, Summit Alliance Port and BSRM.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also saw negative trend till then with its Selective Category Index- CSCX– falling 26.14 points to stand at 8,227.50 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 24 gained, 26 declined 10 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 56 million.
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