Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw upward trend in early hours of trading on Wednesday, the fourth trading day of the week.
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 22.28 points or 0.50 percent to stand at 4,424.16 points after first 30 minutes of trade when the report was filed at 11:00am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips gained 10.95 points or 0.67 percent to reach at 1,635.40 points.
DSEX Shariah Index (DSES) also up by 4.99 points or 0.49 percent to stands at 1,017.89 points.
The turnover value on DSE stands at BDT 637 million.
Of the issues traded till then, 133 advanced, 27 declined and 20 issues remain unchanged.
Square Pharmaceuticals was the most traded stocks with shares worth BDT 120 million changing hands till then followed by Lafarge Surma Cement, Generation next Fashion, GP and BSRM Steels.
The port city bourse – the CSE – also saw positive trend at opening with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – gained 57.04 points to stand at 8,417.39 points, also at 11:00am.
Of the issues traded till then, 52 gained, 25 declined and 3 remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 34.65 million.
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