Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) - Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed mixed trend in early hour of trading on Thursday, the last trading session of the week.
The premier bourse Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) saw upward trend while the port city bourse Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw negative trend when filed the report at 10:45am.
The key index of the DSE advanced 17.52 points, while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse lost 11.08 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 17.52 points or 0.38 percent to stand at 4,572.06 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, advanced 8.0 points or 0.45 percent to reach at 1,787.75 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also gained 3.66 points or 0.33 percent to reach at 1,119.48 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 316 million when the report was filed at 10:45am, riding on IPDC and MJL Bangladesh.
Of the issues traded till then, 108 advanced, 25 declined and 38 issues remained unchanged.
IPDC dominated the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 49 million changing hands till then, followed by MJL Bangladesh, ACME Laboratories, BSRM and Eastern Cables.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
However, the port city bourse CSE saw negative trend till then with its Selective Category Index- CSCX–falling 11.08 points to stand at 8,505.25 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 31 advanced, 29 declined 10 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 14 million.
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