Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-Dhaka stocks returned to the green on Tuesday after previous day’s marginal correction with turnover falling further as investors followed meticulous trading ahead of Eid vacation.
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 23.96 points or 0.47 percent to close at 5,074.30 points, after witnessing volatility.
The DS30, comprising blue chips, gained 2.77 points or 0.14 percent to close at 1,960.87 points.
However, the DSE Shariah Index slipped 1.91 points or 0.15 percent to close at 1,195.52 points.
DSE turnover dropped further and amounted to BDT 8.79 billion which is 2.55 percent lower over the previous session’s value of BDT 9.02 billion.
Gainers outpaced losers as out of 300 issues traded, 137 advanced, 123 declined, 40 remained unchanged on the DSE floor.
GrameenPhone (GP) was the day’s most traded stocks with shares worth BDT 752 million changing hands followed Titas Gas, MJL BD, Jamuna Oil and Olympic Industries.
Popular Life Insurance was the day’s highest gainer, posting a rise of 9.95 percent while Central Pharmaceuticals was the day’s worst loser, slumping by 13.40 percent.
However, the port city bourse, Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), closed marginally lower with its Selective Categories Index – CSCX – lost 12.02 points to close at 9,463.87 points.
Losers beat gainers 106 to 92, with 25 issues remaining unchanged at the port city bourse that traded 13.59 million shares and mutual fund units, turnover value of BDT 536.78 million.
BBN/BB/AD-30Sept14-3:20pm (BST)