Retailers trade at Dhaka Stock Exchange office. BBN file photo
Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) - Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading on Tuesday as investors are active on sector-wise stocks.
Following the previous day’s positive close, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened higher, but turnover activities remains low.
After first 15 minutes of trading, the key index of the country’s prime bourse advanced more than 30 points while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse rose 37 points at 10:45am when the report was filed.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 30.72 points or 0.80 percent to reach at 6,135 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The two other indices also saw upward trend till then. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips also advanced 8.98 points or 0.40 percent to reach at 2,217 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) gained 3.23 points or 0.24 percent to stand at 1,329 points.
Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stood at BDT 592 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 142 advanced, 44 declined and 39 remained unchanged.
City Bank was the most traded stocks till then with shares worth BDT 81 million changing hands, closely followed by Monno Ceramic BDT 35 million, Western Marine Shipyard BDT with 34 million, Uttara Bank BDT 27 million, and Shahjalal Islami Bank BDT 25 million.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange – (CSE) also saw upward till then with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – advancing 37 to stand at 11,489 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 38 gained, 24 declined and 4 issues remained unchanged with BDT 21 million in turnover.
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