Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw positive trend in early hours of trading on Wednesday amid no improvement in the political front.
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up slightly by 7.58 points or 0.16 percent to reach at 4,703.38 points after first 30 minutes of trade when the report was filed at 11:00am.
The two others indices also saw positive trend.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips gained 6.92 points or 0.39 percent to reach at 1,755.91 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) rose 4.95 points or 0.44 percent to stand at 1,120.13 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 287 million when the report was filed.
Of the issues traded till then, 108 advanced, 47 declined and 30 issues remain unchanged.
SPCCL was the most traded stocks with shares worth BDT 41 million changing hands till then followed by SIBL, BSCCL, Lafarge Surma Cement and Summit Alliance Port.
The port city bourse – the CSE – also saw positive trend in early hours of trading with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – gained 4.01 points to stand at 8,725.90 points, also at 11:00am.
Of the issues traded till then, 32 gained, 23 declined and 17 remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 20 million.
BBN/BB/SS-04Mar15-11:40am (BST)