Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) - Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed positive trend in early hour of trading on Wednesday amid marginal volatility, the fourth 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 till the report was filing at 10:45am.
The key index of the DSE advanced 3.28 points, while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse gained 1.22 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 3.28 points or 0.07 percent to stand at 4,566.96 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
However, the two other indices saw negative trend till then. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, fell 0.67 points or 0.04 percent to reach at 1,758.25 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also lost 0.47 points or 0.04 percent to stand at 1,111.39 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 460 million when the report was filed at 10:45am, riding on BATBC and National Tubes.
Of the issues traded till then, 111 advanced, 47 declined and 39 issues remained unchanged.
BATBC dominated the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 50 million changing hands till then, followed by National Tubes, Apex Foods, Atlas Bangladesh and Doreen Power.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse CSE also saw positive trend till then with its Selective Category Index- CSCX–advancing 1.22 points to stand at 8,521.84 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 20 gained, 17 declined and 10 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 7.0 million.
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