Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed downward trend in early hour of trading on Monday with heavy fluctuation.
Dhaka Stock Exchange, the prime bourse of Bangladesh shed 3.86 points while Chittagong Stock Exchange, the port city bourse of the country, dropped 5.94 points after 15 minutes of trade on the second trading day of the week.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 3.86 points or 0.08 percent to reach at 4,810.73, when the report was filed at 10:45am after 15 minutes of the day’s trading.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, fell 1.04 points or 0.05 percent to stand at 1,833.56.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) shed 0.95 points or 0.08 percent to reach at 1,169.15.
DSE turnover stands at only BDT 148 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 71 advanced, 72 declined and 40 issues remained unchanged.
Far Chemical Industries was the most traded stocks till then with shares BDT 13 million changing hands followed by Saif Powertec, DESCO, Summit Alliance Port and Aman Feed.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – also saw negative trend with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – shedding 5.94 points to stand at 8,977.87, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 25 gained, 17 declined and 7 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 9.28 million.
BBN/SS/ANS