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Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks stayed in the upbeat trend at midday on Monday as investors continued their buying appetite on sector specific stocks amid optimism.
Following a mild correction for the two sessions’, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) saw positive trend while the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw negative in early trading.
Within first 15 minutes of trading, the key index of the country’s prime bourse advanced 7.08 points while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse lost 18 points at 10:15am when the report was filed.
After first 30 minutes of trading, the DSEX advanced 13 points while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse rose 3.80 points at 10:30am.
After 90 minutes of trading, DSEX, the prime index of the DSE advanced nearly 32 points, while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse gained 63 points when the report was filed at 12noon.
Meanwhile, BBS Cables, a unit of Bangladesh Building Systems made its share trading debut today. The company’s share price skyrocketed in early hours and traded between BDT 84.50 and BDT 88 till then against issue price of BDT 10 each.
The company also topped in the turnover chart till then, with shares of BDT 559 million changing hands.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE stands at 5,834 points, advancing 32 points or 0.54 percent at 12noon.
The two other indices also stayed positive till then. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips advanced 8.02 points or 0.38 percent to reach at 2135 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also stayed positive zone, advancing 3.84 points or 0.29 percent to reach at 1,315 points.
Turnover, the crucial indicator of the market, stands at BDT 3.93 billion, when the report was filed at 12noon.
Newly listed BBS cables led the turnover chart till then with shares of BDT 559 million changing hands, closely followed by City Bank BDT 324 million, LankaBangla Finance BDT 227 million, IDLC Finance BDT 125 million and Mercantile Bank BDT 100 million.
Of the issues traded till then, 177 advanced, 85 declined and 56 issues remained unchanged on the DSE trading floor.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange – (CSE) saw positive till then with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – advancing 63 points to stand at 10,923 points, also at 12noon.
Of the issues traded till then, 119 gained, 43 declined and 28 issues remained unchanged with BDT 262 in turnover.
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