Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-Bangladesh’s stocks saw positive trend in early hour of trading on Monday amid high volatility, 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 1.57 points, while the port city bourse, selective catagory index of Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) earned 8.72 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 1.57 points or 0.04 per cent to stand at 4,357.51 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, advanced 0.12 point to stand at 1,651.27 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also gained 0.97 point to reach at 1,058.26 points.
DSE turnover stands at only BDT 248 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 78 advanced, 62 declined and 35 issues remained unchanged.
The recently listed Dragon Sweater and Spinning was the most traded stocks till then with shares BDT 72 million changing hands followed by IBN Sina, Keya Cosmetics, ICB Islamic Bank and CMC Kamal.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also saw positive trend amid volatility with its Selective Category Index- CSCX– advancing 8.72 points to stand at 8,147.46 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 29 gained, 16 declined 6 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 20 million.
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