Retailers trade at Dhaka Stock Exchange office. BBN file photo
Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading on Tuesday as some optimistic investors are active on sector-wise stocks.
Following the previous day’s flat movement, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened higher with thin trading activities.
After first 15 minutes of trading, the key index of the country’s prime bourse advanced more than 19 points while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse gained 21 points at 10:45am when the report was filed.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 19.44 points or 0.32 percent to reach at 6,112 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 advanced 9.67 points or 0.44 percent to reach at 2,186 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) rose 3.51 points or 0.26 percent to stand at 1,338 points.
Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stood at BDT 538 billion when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 103 advanced, 39 declined and 36 remained unchanged.
The banking issues continued to dominate the turnover chart with Islami Bank led the chart till then with shares worth BDT 71 million changing hands, closely followed National Bank BDT 45 million, Dhaka Bank BDT 40 million, IFIC Bank BDT 39 million and Premier Bank BDT 35 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 21 points to stand at 11,451 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 35 gained, 18 declined and 13 issues remained unchanged with BDT 26 million in turnover.
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