Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw positive trend in early hours of trading on Monday, the second trading session of the week.
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 18.55 points or 0.37 percent to reach at 4,982.45 points after first 30 minutes of trade when the report was filed at 11:00am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips gained 5.06 points or 0.27 percent to reach at 1,857 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) advanced 3.27 points or 0.28 percent to stand at 1,170.04 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 1.18 billion when the report was filed.
Of the issues traded till then, 96 advanced, 53 declined and 36 issues remain unchanged.
SPCL was the most traded stocks with shares worth Tk 214 million changing hands till then followed by Western Marine, Pharma Aids, Fu-Wang Food and Jamuna Oil.
The port city bourse – the CSE – also saw positive trend in early hours of trading with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – gained 31.25 points to stand at 9,391.50 points, also at 11:00am.
Of the issues traded till then, 41 gained, 28 declined and 11 remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 65 million.
BBN/BB/AS-17Nov14-11:10am (BST)