Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-Bangladesh’s stocks saw downward trend in early hours of trading on Sunday amid no improvement in the political front.
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 23.26 points or 0.49 percent to reach at 4,641.64 points after first 30 minutes of trade when the report was filed at 11:00am.
The two others indices also saw negative trend.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips lost 9.37 points or 0.54 percent to reach at 1,721.56 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) shed 6.55 points or 0.58 percent to stand at 1,105.96 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 238 million when the report was filed at 11am.
Of the issues traded till then, 58 advanced, 80 declined and 27 issues remain unchanged.
Lafarge Surma Cement was the most traded stocks with shares worth BDT 42 million changing hands till then followed by Shasha Denims, SPCL, IFAD Autos and National Polymer.
The port city bourse – the CSE – also saw downward trend in early hours of trading with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – lost 9.39 points to stand at 8,657.48 points, also at 11am.
Of the issues traded till then, 29 gained, 44 declined and 16 remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 38 million.
BBN/BB/AS-08Mar15-11:20am (BST)