Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks saw upward trend in early hour of trading on Thursday, the last trading session of the week.
The country’s premier bourse on Wednesday faced a technical trouble that forced the DSE to delay its trading for nearly two hours.
However, today’s trade began at regular time that is 10:30am.
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 15.80 points or 0.33 percent to reach at 4,837.43, after first 30 minutes of trade, when the report was filed at 11:00am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, gained 4.47 points or 0.24 percent to stand at 1,872.60.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) advanced 5.29 points or 0.44 percent to stand at 1,198.03.
Turnover on the DSE stands at BDT 790 million when the report was filed.
Of the issues traded till then, 134 advanced, 60 declined and 52 issues remained unchanged.
Islami Bank Ltd was the most traded stocks with shares worth BDT 79 million changing hands followed by SPCL, RSRM Steels, Bengal Windsor and United Power.
The port city bourse – the CSE – also saw positive in early hour of trading with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – gained 28 points to stand at 9,046, also at 11:00am.
Of the issues traded till then, 68 gained, 31 declined and 16 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 64 million.
BBN/BB/ANS