Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-Bangladesh’s stocks saw positive trend in early hour of trading on Monday, the second trading day 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 5.47 points, while the port city bourse, selective category index of Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) earned 17.25 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 5.47 points or 0.12 per cent to stand at 4,435.75 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, also advanced 2.65 points or 0.15 per cent to stand at 1,691.28 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also gained 2.41 points or 0.22 per cent to reach at 1,081.10 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 271 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 79 advanced, 35 declined and 29 issues remained unchanged.
Emerald Oil was the most traded stocks till then with shares BDT 47 million changing hands followed by Keya Cosmetics, Regent Textiles, Unique Hotel and BSRM.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also saw positive trend with its Selective Category Index- CSCX– advancing 17.25 points to stand at 8,303.20 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 32 gained, 17 declined 8 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 15 million.
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