Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks opened with positive mood with high volatility on Thursday, the last session of the week.
Both the Dhaka Stock Exchange, the prime bourse of Bangladesh, and the Chittagong Stock Exchange, the port city bourse of the country, experienced gaining trend.
The key index of the DSE earned 4.22 points while the selective categories index of the CSE gained 17.24 points in first 15 minutes of trade.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
After 15 minutes of the day’s trading, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 4.22 points or 0.09 percent to reach at 4,583.59, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) advanced 1.81 points or 0.16 percent to reach at 1,099.00.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, remained unchanged till then to stand at 1,730.83.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 675 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 68 advanced, 59 declined and 28 issues remained unchanged.
Shahjibazar Power Company the most traded stocks till then with shares BDT 27 million changing hands following its dividend declaration followed by Square Pharma, Samorita Hospital, Desh Garment and ACI.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – saw positive trend with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – gaining 17.28 points to stand at 8,530.19, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 24 gained, 19 declined and 3 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 16 million.
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