Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed mixed trend in early hour of trading on Wednesday, the fourth session of the week.
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) saw negative trend, while the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw positive trend till the report was filed at 10:45am.
The key index of the DSE fell 2.20 points, while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse gained 9.51 points within first 15 minutes of the day’s trading at 10:45am.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 2.20 points or 0.05 percent to stand at 4,688.85 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, fell 2.51 points or 0.14 percent to reach at 1,761.26 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) lost 0.68 points or 0.06 percent to stand at 1,125.56 points.
Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stands at BDT 856 million when the report was filed at 10:45 million, riding on Orion Infusion and Confidence Cement.
Of the issues traded till then, 81 advanced, 80 declined and 52 issues remained unchanged.
Orion Infusions dominated the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 134 million changing hands till then, followed by Confidence Cement BDT 72 million, Navana CNG BDT 50 million, Shasha Denim BDT42 million and Fortune Shoes BDT 40 million.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
However, the port city bourse CSE saw upward trend till then with its Selective Category Index - CSCX – gaining 9.51 points to stand at 8,775.03 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 36 gained, 24 declined and 10 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 34 million.
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