Retailers trade at Dhaka Stock Exchange office. BBN file photo
Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) - Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading on Monday, the first session of the New Year, as optimistic investors are active on sector-wise stocks.
Following the previous session’s upturn, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened positive trend, but trading activities remain low.
After first 15 minutes of trading, the key index of the country’s prime bourse advanced more than 15 points while the CSE All Shares Price Index (CAPSI) of port city bourse rose 56 points at 10:45am when the report was filed.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 15.76 points or 0.25 per cent to reach at 6,260 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The two other indices also saw positive trend till then. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips advanced 3.21 points or 0.14 percent to reach at 2,286 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) gained 1.71 points or 0.12 percent to stand at 1,312 points.
Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stood at BDT 345 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 106 advanced, 38 declined and 24 remained unchanged.
Alif Industries was the most traded stocks till then with shares worth BDT 71 million changing hands, followed by National Bank BDT 39 million, Rupali Bank BDT 30 million, Paramount Textile BDT 24 million and Islami Bank BDT 18 million.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange – (CSE) also saw positive trend till then with its All Shares Price Index, CAPSI – advancing 56 points to stand at 19,323, also at 10:45am.
The Selective Categories Index of the port city bourse also gained 35 points to reach at 11,684 points till then.
Of the issues traded till then, 27 gained, 5 declined and 9 issues remained unchanged with BDT 11 million in turnover.
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