Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw positive trend in early hours of trading on Sunday, the first trading session of the week.
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 21.24 points or 0.80 percent to reach at 5,005.70 points after first 30 minutes of trade when the report was filed at 11:00am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips gained 8.52 points or 0.45 percent to reach at 1,868.67 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) advanced 4.38 points or 0.37 percent to stand at 1,178.93 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 1.30 billion when the report was filed.
Of the issues traded till then, 112 advanced, 54 declined and 30 issues remain unchanged.
DESCO was the most traded stocks with shares worth Tk 361 million changing hands till then followed by Jamuna Oil, Orion Infusion, Saif Powertec and Western Marine.
The port city bourse – the CSE – also saw positive trend in early hours of trading with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – gained 12.77 points to stand at 9,383.89 points, also at 11:00am.
Of the issues traded till then, 41 gained, 23 declined and 14 remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 49 million.
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