Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed mixed trend in early hour of trading on Monday with slow trading, the second trading day of the week.
Meanwhile, trading on both bourses will remain closed from July 1 to July 9 on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.
The premier bourse Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) opened positive trend, while the port city bourse Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw downturn when filed the report at 10:45am.
The key index of the DSE advanced 5.32 points, while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse lost 6.64 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 5.32 points or 0.12 percent to stand at 4,385.54 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, advanced 3.14 points or 0.18 percent to reach at 1,717.88 points. The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also gained 3.15 points or 0.29 percent to reach at 1,083.32 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 217 million when the report was filed at 10:45am, riding on Aman Feed and Dragon Sweater.
Of the issues traded till then, 96 advanced, 44 declined and 53 issues remained unchanged.
Aman Feed dominated the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 23 million changing hands till then, followed by Dragon Sweater, Olympic Accessories, National Feed Mills and IBN Sina.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
However, the port city bourse CSE saw downward trend till then with its Selective Category Index- CSCX– losing 6.64 points to stand at 8,163.16 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 29 gained, 34 declined 16 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 10 million.
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