Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading on Tuesday as investors are taking position on some large-cap stocks.
After witnessing mild correction in the previous day, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened higher amid rising trading activities.
After first 15 minutes of trading, the key index of the country’s prime bourse advanced 21 points while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse rose 15 points at 10:45am when the report was filed.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 21 points or 0.35 percent to reach at 6,172 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips also rose 6.67 points or 0.30 percent to reach at 2,215 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) advanced 5.18 points or 0.38 percent to stand at 1,377 points.
Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stood at Tk 740 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 130 advanced, 58 declined and 45 remained unchanged.
LankaBangla Finance was the most traded stocks till then with shares worth BDT 112 million changing hands, followed FAS Finance BDT 78 million, MJL Bangladesh BDT 57 million, Paramount Textile BDT 33 million and BBS Cables BDT 30 million.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE
The port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange – (CSE) also saw positive trend till then with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – advancing 15 points to stand at 11,548 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 37 gained, 27 declined and 11 issues remained unchanged with BDT 24 million in turnover.
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