Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw downward trend in the early hours of trading on Wednesday, the fourth trading day of the week amid ongoing countrywide blockade.
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went down by 20.65 points or 0.43 percent to reach at 4,736.44 points after first 30 minutes of trade when the report was filed at 11:00am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips lost slightly by 4.29 points or 0.24 percent to reach at 1,751.23 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) dropped 2.97 points or 0.26 percent to stand at 1,121.19 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 336 million when the report was filed.
Of the issues traded till then, 38 advanced, 137 declined and 28 issues remain unchanged.
Alltex Industries was the most traded stocks with shares worth BDT 48.76 million changing hands till then followed by CVO Petrochemical, C&A Textiles, Beximco Pharma and Bengal Windsor.
The port city bourse, the CSE, also saw negative trend in early hours of trading with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – lost 0.90 points to stand at 8,813.63 points, also at 11:00am.
Of the issues traded till then, 24 gained, 37 declined and 13 remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 27 million.
BBN/BB/ANS-28Jan15-11:10am (BST)