Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-Bangladesh’s stocks saw upward trend in early hour of trading on Monday, the second trading session of the week.
Both the Dhaka Stock Exchange, the prime bourse of Bangladesh and Chittagong Stock Exchange, the port city bourse of the country, experienced upward trend.
The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) advanced 13.25 points while the port city bourse Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) earned 15 points after 15 minutes of the day’s trading.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 13.25 points or 0.28 per cent to at 4,688.07 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, gained 2.74 points or 0.15 per cent to stand at 1,756.46 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) advanced 3.24 points or 0.29 per cent to reach at 1,121.52.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 537 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 129 advanced, 37 declined and 33 issues remained unchanged.
GPH Ispat was the most traded stocks till then with shares BDT 88 million changing hands followed by Alltex Industries, Emerald Oil, IT Consultants and Dacca Dyeing.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also saw positive trend with its Selective Category Index- CSCX –advancing 15 points to stand at 8,703.69 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 46 gained, 16 declined 5 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 32 million.
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