Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) - Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed positive trend in early hour of trading on Tuesday with marginal volatility, the third session of the week.
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 6.20 points, while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse rose 12.98 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 6.20 points or 0.14 percent to stand at 4,555.38 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The two other indices also saw positive trend till then. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, advanced 5.17 points or 0.29 percent to reach at 1,789.31 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also gained 1.87 points or 0.16 percent to reach at 1,116.78 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 357 million when the report was filed at 10:45am, riding on Linde Bangladesh and Beximco Pharmaceuticals.
Of the issues traded till then, 90 advanced, 68 declined and 53 issues remained unchanged.
Linde Bangladesh dominated the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 84 million changing hands till then, followed by Beximco Pharma, Brac Bank, Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company and Titas Gas.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse CSE also saw positive trend till then with its Selective Category Index- CSCX–advancing 12.98 points to stand at 8,531.03 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 28 gained, 30 declined and 13 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 13 million.
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