Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) - Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading on Wednesday with 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 1.36 points, while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse gained 21.38 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 1.36 points or 0.03 percent to stand at 4,525.02 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The two other indices saw positive trend till then. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, advanced 1.68 points or 0.09 percent to reach at 1,736.46 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also gained 0.46 points or 0.04 percent to stand at 1,099.11 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 210 million when the report was filed at 10:45am, riding on BDCOM Online and national Tubes.
Of the issues traded till then, 88 advanced, 54 declined and 40 issues remained unchanged.
BDCOM Online dominated the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 24 million changing hands till then, followed by National Tubes, Shahjibazar Power Company, Doreen Power and Beximco Pharma.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse CSE also saw positive trend till then with its Selective Category Index- CSCX–advancing 21.38 points to stand at 8,484.95 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 22 gained, 6 declined and 11 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 6.0 million.
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