Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks saw sharp gain in early hours of trading on Sunday, the first trading session of the week amid ongoing political crisis.
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) went up by 54.54 points or 1.21 percent to reach at 4,522.44 points after first 30 minutes of trade when the report was filed at 11am.
The two others indices also saw steep gain. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips gained 26.10 points or 1.54 percent to reach at 1,712.78 points. The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) advanced 18.89 points or 1.74 percent to stand at 1,100.38 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 488 million when the report was filed at 11am.
Of the issues traded till then, 154 advanced, 29 declined and 21 issues remain unchanged.
Lafarge Surma Cement was the most traded stocks with shares worth BDT 98.22 million changing hands till then followed by ACI, SPCL, Agni Systems and Shasha Denims.
The port city bourse – the CSE also positive trend in early hours of trading with its Selective Category Index -- CSCX – gained 18.26 points to stand at 8,318.35 points, also at 11am.
Of the issues traded till then, 67 gained, 18 declined and 9 remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 39 million.
BBN/SSR/AD-22Mar15-11:25 am (BST)