Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed mixed trend in early hour of trading on Wednesday, the fourth trading session of the week.
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) saw positive trend while the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed negative trend till the report was filed at 10:45am.
The key index of the DSE advanced 4.01 points, while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse fell 1.65 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 up by 4.01 points or 0.08 percent to stand at 4,754.22 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, advanced 0.43 points or 0.02 percent to reach at 1,764.64 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) rose 0.80 points or 0.07percent to stand at 1,130.48 points.
Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stands at BDT 544 million when the report was filed at 10:45 million, riding on National Tubes and Dragon Sweater.
Of the issues traded till then, 119 advanced, 49 declined and 46 issues remained unchanged.
National Tubes dominated the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 63 million changing hands till then, followed by Dragon Sweater BDT 41 million, Generation Next Fashion BDT 36 million, Fu-Wang Ceramic BDT 29 million and CMC Kamal BDT 24 million.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
However, the port city bourse CSE saw negative trend till then with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – falling 1.65 points to stand at 8,891.71 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 33 gained, 28 declined and 13 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 27 million.
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