Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) -- Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed positive trend in early hour of trading on Saturday amid marginal volatility.
Both bourses – the premier bourse Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the port city bourse Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw positive trend when filed the report at 10:45am.
The key index of the DSE advanced 6.03 points, while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse gained 24.18 points within 15 minutes of the day’s trading at 10:45am.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 6.03 points or 0.13 percent to stand at 4,543.95 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, advanced 1.84 points or 0.10 percent to reach at 1,780.55 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also gained 2.16 points or 0.19 percent to reach at 1,118.89 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 284 million when the report was filed at 10:45am, riding on Delta Brac Housing Finance Corporation and ACME Laboratories.
Of the issues traded till then, 77 advanced, 59 declined and 39 issues remained unchanged.
Delta Brac Housing Finance Corporation dominated the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 46 million changing hands till then, followed by ACME Laboratories, MJL Bangladesh, BSRM and Islami Bank.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse CSE also saw upward trend till then with its Selective Category Index- CSCX–advancing 24.18 points to stand at 8,501.70 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 23 gained, 7 declined 5 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 9.0 million.
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