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Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed on positive trend in early hour of trading on Sunday as investors were active on sector-wise stocks.
Following the previous week’s marginal correction, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed marginally higher amid low trading activities.
Within first 15 minutes of trading, the key index of the country’s prime bourse gained more than 10 points while the CSE All Share Price Index (CASPI) of port city’s bourse advanced 6.0 points at 10:45am when the report was filed.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 10.82 points or 0.20 percent to reach at 5,269 points at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, gained 0.98 points to stand at 1,866 points. The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also advanced 3.34 points to reach at 1,219 points till then.
Turnover, the crucial indicator of the market, stood at BDT 688 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 143 advanced, 51 declined and 28 remained unchanged.
Low-cap companies dominated the turnover chart with Intrao Refueling Stations was the most traded stocks till then with shares worth BDT 98 million changing hands, followed by Saiham Textile BDT 59 million, SK Trims BDT 57 million, Intech BDT 51 million and Nurani Dyeing BDT 38 million.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE
The port city’s bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange – (CSE) saw positive trend till then with CSE All Share Price Index- CASPI-advancing 6.0 points to stand at 16,167, also at 10:45am.
The Selective Category Index – CSCX –also gained 6.0 points to stand at 9,797 points till then.
Of the issues traded till then, 36 gained, 10 declined and 03 issues remained unchanged with BDT 23 million in turnover.
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