Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed mixed trend in early hour of trading on Monday amid modest volatility, the second trading session of the week.
The premier bourse Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) saw positive trend, while the port city bourse Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw negative trend amid slow trend when filed the report at 10:45am.
The key index of the DSE advanced 2.17 points, while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse lost 3.58 points within 15 minutes of the day’s trading at 10:45am.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 2.17 points or 0.05 percent to stand at 4,389.95 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also gained 0.32 point or 0.03 percent to reach at 1,081.06 points.
However, the DS30 index, comprising blue chips, fell 1.63 points or 0.09 percent to reach at 1,722.71 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 235 million when the report was filed at 10:45am, riding on Bangladesh Building Systems and ACME Laboratories.
Of the issues traded till then, 71 advanced, 58 declined and 39 issues remained unchanged.
Bangladesh Building Systems dominated the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 29 million changing hands till then, followed by ACME Laboratories, Doreen Power, GPH Ispat and Tosrifa Industries.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
However, the port city bourse CSE saw negative trend till then with its Selective Category Index- CSCX– falling 3.58 points to stand at 8,220.23 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 26 gained, 35 declined 18 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 19 million.
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