Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-Bangladesh’s stocks opened with a mixed trend on Monday, the first trading session of the week.
Both the Dhaka Stock Exchange, the prime bourse of Bangladesh and Chittagong Stock Exchange, the port city bourse of the country opened with a mixed trend.
The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) dropped 0.89 point while the port city bourse Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) slipped 7.31 points after 15 minutes of the day’s trading.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 0.89 points or 0.02 per cent to at 4,586.77 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
However, the DS30 index, comprising blue chips, advanced 2.98 points or 0.16 per cent to stand at 1,769.18 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also gained 2.47 points or 0.22 per cent to reach at 1,127.88 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 402 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 76 advanced, 76 declined and 35 issues remained unchanged.
BSRM Ltd was the most traded stocks till then with shares BDT 60 million changing hands followed by Lafarge Surma Cement, Sinobangla Industries, IFAD Autos and United Power.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw negative trend with its Selective Category Index- CSCX – shedding 7.31 points to stand at 8,602.54 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 32 gained, 33 declined 13 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 28 million.
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