Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed downward trend in early hour of trading on Thursday amid marginal volatility.
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 14.09 points or 0.29 percent to reach at 4,749.78, after first 30 minutes of trade, when the report was filed at 11:00am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, lost 6.43 points or 0.35 percent to stand at 1,818.56.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) dropped 4.59 points or 0.39 percent to reach at 1,171.63.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 639 million when the report was filed at 11:00am.
Of the issues traded till then, 67 advanced, 113 declined and 54 issues remained unchanged.
The newly listed Aman Feed was the most traded stocks till then with shares worth BDT 270 million changing hands followed by Emerald Oil, Khan Brothers PP Woven, IBN Sina and IDLC Finance.
The port city bourse – the CSE – also saw downward trend in early hour of trading with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – lost 22.23 points to stand at 8,863.86, also at 11:00am.
Of the issues traded till then, 28 gained, 60 declined and 16 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 44 million.
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