Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- Country's stocks witnessed sharp fall in early hour of trading on Sunday as investors reacted to recent terror attracts in Bangladesh.
It is the first trading session after nine days Eid-ul-Fitr vacation.
Trading on both bourses in Bangladesh was remained closed from July 1 to July 9 on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims, including weekly holidays.
Both bourses --The premier bourse Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the port city bourse Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw sharp decline when filed the report at 10:45am.
The key index of the DSE plunged 56.88 points, while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse lost 41.62 points within 15 minutes of the day’s trading at 10:45am.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by 56.88 points or 1.26 percent to stand at 4,450.70 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, fell 23.09 points or 1.30 percent to reach at 1,747.73 points. The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also lost 15.20 points or 1.36 percent to reach at 1,095.64 points.
DSE turnover stands at Tk 255 million when the report was filed at 10:45am, riding on ACME Laboratories and Lafarge Surma Cement.
Of the issues traded till then, 13 advanced, 171 declined and 12 issues remained unchanged.
ACME Laboratories dominated the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 33 million changing hands till then, followed by Lafarge Surma Cement, Square Pharma, BSRM and Olympic Accessories.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse CSE also saw steep decline in early hour till then with its Selective Category Index- CSCX–slumping by 41.62 points to stand at 8,355.02 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 6 gained, 54 declined 3 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 10 million.
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