Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed mixed trend in early hour of trading on Monday, the second session of the week.
Both the Dhaka Stock Exchange, the prime bourse of Bangladesh opened lower while the Chittagong Stock Exchange, the port city bourse of the country, experienced positive trend.
The key index of DSE lost 13.35 points, while the port city bourse, selective category index of CSE earned 11.42 points within 15 minutes of the day’s trading.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 13.35 points or 0.31 per cent to stand at 4,326.71 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, fell 5.43 points or 0.32 per cent to reach at 1,677.14 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) lost 5.25 points or 0.49 per cent to reach at 1,064.17 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 715 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 61 advanced, 98 declined and 31 issues remained unchanged.
BSRM Steels dominated the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 231 million changing hands, followed by BSRM, Bangladesh Shipping Corporation, MJL BD and Shahjibazar Power.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse, however, saw positive trend at opening with its Selective Category Index- CSCX– advancing 11.42 points to stand at 8,124.80 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 29 gained, 34 declined 8 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 37 million.
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