Retailers trade at Dhaka Stock Exchange office. BBN file photo
Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed positive trend in early hour of trading on Thursday as investors are active on sector-wise stocks.
Following the previous two days’ marginal gain, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened higher with slow movement.
After first 15 minutes of trading, the key index of the country’s prime bourse advanced 12.96 points while the CSE All Share Price Index (CASPI) of port city’s bourse gained 2.48 points at 10:45am when the report was filed.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 12.96 points to reach at 5,818 points at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, advanced 4.22 points or 0.19 percent to reach at 2,150 points. The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also gained 4.49 points or 0.33 percent to stand at 1,365 points till then.
Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stood at BDT 297 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 115 advanced, 40 declined and 31 remained unchanged.
Monno Ceramic was the most traded stocks till then with shares worth BDT 68 million changing hands, closely followed by LafargeHolcim BDT 14 million, City Bank BDT 14 million, BBS Cables BDT 10 million and Paramount Textile BDT 10 million.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange – (CSE) saw positive trend with CSE All Share Price Index- CASPI – advancing 2.48 points to stand at 17,929, also at 10:45am.
The Selective Category Index – CSCX – also gained 1.54 points to stand at 10,820 points till then.
Of the issues traded till then, 20 gained, 11 declined and 5 issues remained unchanged with BDT 8.0 million in turnover.
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