Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)–Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading on Thursday amid choppy trading, the last trading session of the week.
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up slightly by 3.42 points or 0.07 percent to reach at 4,346.50 points, after first 30 minutes of trade when the report was filed at 11:00am.
The two other indices also saw positive trend.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips gained 0.74 points or 0.04 percent to stand at 1,636.41 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) advanced 2.05 points or 0.19 percent to stand at 1,050.79 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 1.33 billion when the report was filed.
Of the issues traded till then, 105 advanced, 102 declined 26 issues remain unchanged.
ACI Formulations was the most traded stocks with shares worth BDT 182 million changing hands followed by Western Marine, ACI, Beximco and BSRM.
The port city bourse – the CSE – also saw positive trend in early hours of trading with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – gained 36.27 points to stand at 8,214.32 points, also at 11:00am.
Of the issues traded till then, 74 gained, 33 declined and 14 remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 97.39 million.