Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-Bangladesh’s stocks inched slightly up on Monday for the fifth running sessions as investors continued on buying lucrative stocks amid political unrest across the country.
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up further by 10.96 points or 0.23 percent to close at 4,712.56 points.
The two other indices also closed in green.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips gained 6.00 points or 0.34 percent to close at 1,749.67 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) advanced 2.59 points or 0.23 percent to close at 1,120.56 points.
Turnover on DSE stood at BDT 2.68 billion, registering an increase of 21.26 percent over the previous session’s value of BDT 2.21 billion.
The gainers took a modest lead over the losers out of 311 issues,
Of the issues traded, 143 advanced, 119 declined and 49 remained unchanged on the DSE floor.
The newly listed IFAD Autos was the most traded stock with shares worth BDT 284.78 million changing hands followed by ACI, MJL BD, Square Pharma and GP.
ACI Formulations was also the day’s top gainer, posting a rise of 6.13 percent while IFAD Autos was the day’s worst loser, plunging 14.14 percent.
The port city bourse, Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), also ended in positive with its Selective Categories Index – CSCX – gained 22.86 points to close at 8,743.97 points.
Gainers beat losers 102 to 91, with 37 issues remaining unchanged at the port city bourse that traded 6.43 million shares and mutual fund units, turnover value of BDT 229.79 million.
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