Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks saw downward trend in early hours of trading on Wednesday amid no improvement in the political arena.
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) went down by 7.25 points or 0.15 percent to reach at 4,793.89 points after first 30 minutes of trade when the report was filed at 11am.
The two others indices also saw negative trend. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips lost 2.11 points or 0.11 percent to reach at 1,790.95 points. The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) shed 0.76 points or 0.06
percent to stand at 1,139.41 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 469 million when the report was filed at 11am.
Of the issues traded till then, 55 advanced, 124 declined and 43 issues remain unchanged.
MJL BD was the most traded stocks with shares worth BDT 48 million changing hands till then followed by ACI, Lafarge Surma, BSCCL and SPCL.
However, the port city bourse – the CSE also saw positive trend in early hours of trading with its Selective Category Index -- CSCX –gained 10.21 points to stand at 8,918.69 points, also at 11am.
Of the issues traded till then, 37 gained, 33 declined and 23 remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 28 million.
BBN/SSR/AD-25Feb15-11:26 am (BST)