Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks returned to the red on Sunday after previous session’s upturn amid volatile trading throughout the session as investors remained cautious stance.
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) went down marginally by 6.72 points or 0.13 per cent to close at 4,849.68 points from the previous session.
The two others indices also closed in red. The DS30, comprising blue chips lost 2.45 points or 0.13 per cent to close at 1,790.41 points. The DSE Shariah Index declined 0.60 points or 0.05 per cent to close at 1,144.22 points.
Turnover stood at BDT 2.37 billion, registering an increase of 2.60 percent over the previous session’s value of BDT 2.31 billion.
The losers took a lead over the gainers as out of 307 issues traded, 146 declined, 126 advanced and 35 remained unchanged on the DSE floor.
Summit Alliance Port was the most traded stock with shares worth BDT 83.26 million changing hands followed by Agni Systems, Beximco Pharma, Fu-Wang Foods and RAK Ceramics.
Fu-Wang Ceramics was the day’s top gainer, positing a rise of 10 percent while Miracle Industries was the day’s worst loser, plunging by 5.94 percent.
The port city bourse, Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also closed in red with its Selective Categories Index – CSCX – lost 4.53 points to close at 9,098.24 points.
Losers beat gainers 128 to 84, with 39 issues remaining unchanged at the port city bourse that traded 7.00 million shares and mutual fund units, turnover value of BDT 217.50 million.
BBN/SSR/AD-22Dec14-12:11 pm (BST)
