Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks saw positive trend in early hour of trading on Tuesday amid marginal volatility, the third trading session of the week.
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 22.28 points or 0.46 percent to reach at 4,790.29, after first 30 minutes of trade, when the report was filed at 11:00am.
The two other indices also opened positive.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, gained 8.64 points or 0.47 percent to stand at 1,836.56.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) rose 5.34 points or 0.46 percent to stand at 1,179.15.
Turnover on the DSE stands at BDT 682 million when the report was filed at 11:00am.
Of the issues traded till then, 130 advanced, 61 declined and 44 issues remained unchanged.
Familytex (BD) was the most traded stocks till ten with shares worth BDT 82 million changing hands followed by Apex Tannery, CVO Petrochemicals Refinery, SPCL and IFIC Bank.
The port city bourse – the CSE – also saw upward trend in early hour of trading with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – rose 26.76 points to stand at 8,941.92, also at 11:00am.
Of the issues traded till then, 52 gained, 30 declined and 16 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 35 million.
BBN/BB/ANS