Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- Bangladesh’s stocks ended in green on Tuesday after four sessions’ fall as investors went for buying on lucrative stocks despite countrywide political strife.
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 338.04 points or 0.82 percent to close at 4,656.47 points.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips gained 17.99 points or 1.05 percent to close at 1,723.62 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) advanced 11.02 points or 1.01 percent to close at 1,102.30 points.
Turnover on DSE dropped to BDT 1.94 billion, registering a decline of 14.15 percent over the over the previous session’s value of BDT 2.26 billion.
The gainers took a lead over the losers out of 303 issues traded, 206 advanced, 54 declined and 43 remained unchanged on the DSE floor.
C&A Textiles was the most traded stock with shares worth BDT 91.41 million changing hands followed by Aamra Technologies, Lafarge Surma Cement, GP and MJL BD.
Eastern Lubricant was the day’s top gainer, posting a rise of 8.60 percent while C&A Textiles was the day’s worst loser, plunging 4.95 percent.
The port city bourse, Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), also ended higher after four day with its Selective Categories Index – CSCX – gained 80.76 points to close at 8,643.08 points.
Gainers beat losers 134 to 50, with 38 issues remaining unchanged at the port city bourse that traded 6.25 million shares and mutual fund units, turnover value of BDT 173.99 million.
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