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 Sunday as some optimistic investors showed their buying appetite on sector-wise stocks.

Following the previous week’s mild correction, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened positive amid low trading activities.

After first 15 minutes of trading, the key index of the country’s prime bourse advanced nearly more than 18 points while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse gained 3.10 points at 10:45am when the report was filed.

DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:

DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 18.60 points or 0.31 percent to reach at 6,058 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.

The two other indices also saw positive trend till then. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips also advanced 5.27 points or 0.24 percent to reach at 2,193 points.

The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) rose 3.80 points or 0.28 percent to stand at 1,333 points.

Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stood at BDT 380 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.

Of the issues traded till then, 108 advanced, 50 declined and 25 remained unchanged.

Rangpur Foundry was the most traded stocks till then with shares worth BDT 38 million changing hands, closely followed by Rupali Bank BDT 29 million, LankaBangla Finance BDT 28 million, Islami Bank BDT 26 million and Exim Bank BDT 25 million.

CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:

The port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange – (CSE) also saw positive trend till then with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – advancing 3.10 points to stand at 11,333 points, also at 10:45am.

Of the issues traded till then, 24 gained, 19 declined and three issues remained unchanged with BDT 12 million in turnover.

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