Dhaka Stock Exchange

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Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading on Thursday as optimistic investors remained active on sector-wise stocks.

Following the previous day’s upward trend, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened higher with increasing trading activities.

After first 15 minutes of trading, the key index of the country’s prime bourse advanced more than 28 points while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse gained 8.24 points at 10:45am when the report was filed.

DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:

DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 28.16 points or 0.45 percent to reach at 6,188 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.

The two other indices also saw positive trend till then.

The DS30 index, comprising blue chips advanced 7.16 points or 0.32 percent to reach at 2,198 points.

The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) rose 4.24 points or 0.31 percent to stand at 1,348 points.

Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stood at BDT 784 billion when the report was filed at 10:45am.

Of the issues traded till then, 150 advanced, 45 declined and 35 remained unchanged.

Newly listed Aamra Networks led the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 141 million changing hands, closely followed BBS Cables BDT 80 million, Premier Bank BDT 41 million, LankaBangla Finance BDT 39 million and Dhaka Bank BDT 29 million.

CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:

The port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange – (CSE) also saw positive trend till then with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – advancing 8.24 points to stand at 11,596 points, also at 10:45am.

Of the issues traded till then, 30 gained, 13 declined and 6 issues remained unchanged with BDT 35 million in turnover.

BBN/SS/ANS