Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed positive trend in early hour of trading on Wednesday amid slight volatility, the fourth session of the week.
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 11.77 points or 0.25 per cent to reach at 4,804.71, after first 30 minutes of trade, when the report was filed at 11:00am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, gained 2.94 points or 0.16 per cent to stand at 1,835.86. The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) advanced 2.73 points or 0.23 per cent to reach at 1,181.05.
DSE turnover stands at only BDT 513 million when the report was filed at 11:00am.
Of the issues traded till then, 144 advanced, 43 declined and 47 issues remained unchanged.
Apex Foods was the most traded stocks till then with shares worth BDT 39 million changing hands followed by National Bank, Samrita Hospital, Apex Tannery and Islami Bank.
The port city bourse – the CSE also saw positive trend in early hour of trading with its Selective Category Index -- CSCX – gained 6.36 points to stand at 8,947.40, also at 11:00am.
Of the issues traded till then, 51 gained, 28 declined and 10 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 24 million.
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