Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-Bangladesh’s stocks saw positive trend in early hours of trading on Wednesday, the fourth session of the week amid ongoing political turmoil in the country.
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 25.23 points or 0.52 percent to reach at 4,825.64 points after first 30 minutes of trade when the report was filed at 11:00am.
The two others indices also saw positive trend.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips gained 11.39 points or 0.63 percent to reach at 1,798.11 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) rose 4.18 points or 0.36 percent to stand at 1,140.70 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 342 million when the report was filed.
Of the issues traded till then, 131 advanced, 46 declined and 38 issues remain unchanged.
Shahzibazar Power Company was the most traded stocks with shares worth BDT 53 million changing hands till then followed by City Bank, BSCCL, IDLC Finance and IFAD Autos.
The port city bourse, the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), also saw upward trend in early hours of trading with its Selective Category Index -- CSCX – gained 37.55 points to stand at 8,943.40 points, also at 11:00am.
Of the issues traded till then, 58 gained, 17 declined and 8 remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 23.38 million.
BBN/BB/ANS-18Feb15-12:00pm (BST)