Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed mixed trend at opening on Thursday amid marginal volatility.
The Dhaka Stock Exchange, the prime bourse of Bangladesh, began with positive note while the Chittagong Stock Exchange, the port city bourse of the country, plunged in the opening trading on the last trading day of the week.
The key index of the DSE gained 6.37 points while the selective index of the CSE dropped 4.31 points in first 15 minutes of trade.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, went up by 6.37 points or 0.13 percent to reach at 4,803.19, after first 15 minutes of trading when this report was filed at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, gained 2.96 points or 0.16 percent to stand at 1,839.20.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) advanced 1.36 points or 0.09 percent to reach at 1,181.16.
Turnover remained slow and DSE turnover stands at BDT 209 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 100 advanced, 29 declined and 21 issues remained unchanged.
Aman Feed was the most traded stocks till then with shares BDT 23.32 million changing hands followed by Keya Cosmetics, Appollo Ispat, United Power and beximco Pharma.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
However, the port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – saw negative trend with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – lost 4.31 points to stand at 8,934.90, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 23 gained, 16 declined and 8 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 13 million.
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