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Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)– Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed mixed trend in early hour of trading on Sunday as investors are active both sides of trading fence.

Following the previous week’s sharp fall, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) saw positive trend while the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened lower amid low trading activities.

Within first 15 minutes of trading, the key index of the country’s prime bourse advanced more than 5.0 points while the CSE All Share Price Index (CASPI) of port city’s bourse fell 20 points at 10:45am when the report was filed.

DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 5.49 points or 0.10 percent to reach at 5,348 points at 10:45am.

The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also saw a fractional gain of 0.55 point to reach at 1,230 points till then.

However, the DS30 index, comprising blue chips, also fell 0.48 point to reach at 1,884 points.

Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stood at only BDT 690 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.

Of the issues traded till then, 127 advanced, 56 declined and 37 remained unchanged.

United Power was the most traded stocks till then with shares worth BDT 142 million changing hands, closely followed by IFAD Autos BDT 72 million, SK Trims BDT 66 million, Monno Ceramic BDT 40 million and Asia Pacific Insurance BDT 38 million.

CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE
However, the port city’s bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange – (CSE) saw negative trend till then with CSE All Share Price Index- CASPI-losing 20 points to stand at 16,420, also at 10:45am.

The Selective Category Index – CSCX –also fell 13 points to stand at 9,946 points till then.

Of the issues traded till then, 21 gained, 16 declined and 06 issues remained unchanged with BDT 12 million in turnover.

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