Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed downward trend in early hour of trading on Sunday, the opening day of the week, maintaining the last week’s negative vibe.
Both the Dhaka Stock Exchange, the prime bourse of Bangladesh, and Chittagong Stock Exchange, the port city bourse of the country, experienced negative trend.
The key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) declined 11.17 points, while the Chittagong Stock Exchange, selective category index of CSE dropped 0.99 points within 15 minutes of the day’s trading.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 11.17 points or 0.26 per cent to stand at 4,287.48 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, fell 7.38 points or 0.44 per cent to reach at 1,659.86 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) lost 2.59 points or 0.25 per cent to reach at 1,053.50 points.
DSE turnover stands at only BDT 199 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 47 advanced, 80 declined and 30 issues remained unchanged.
Linde Bangladesh dominated the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 47 million changing hands till then, followed by United Power, Beximco, LankaBangla Finance and Mithun Knitting and Dyeing.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse also saw downturn at opening with its Selective Category Index- CSCX– losing 0.99 point to stand at 8,042.65 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 14 gained, 19 declined 8 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 6.0 million.
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