Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks saw positive trend in early hour of trading on Tuesday amid continued political crisis in the country.
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE went up by 12.83 points or 0.28 percent to reach at 4,519.39 points after first 30 minutes of trade when the report was filed at 11am.
The two others indices also saw positive trend. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips gained 9.98 points or 0.58 percent to reach at 1,721.56 points. The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) advanced 4.57 points or 0.42 percent to stand at 1,100.94 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 314 million when the report was filed at 11am.
Of the issues traded till then, 102 advanced, 67 declined and 41 issues remain unchanged.
Lafarge Surma Cement was the most traded stocks with shares woT 48 million changing hands till then followed by ACI, SPCL, ACI Formulations and Hamid Fabrics.
The port city bourse – the CSE also saw positive trend in early hours of trading with its Selective Category Index -- CSCX – gained 11.84 points to stand at 8,357.66 points, also at 11am.
Of the issues traded till then, 30 gained, 39 declined and 23 remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 25 million.
BBN/SSR/AD-24Mar15-11:22 am (BST)