Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) - Bangladesh’s stocks could not hold the upward trend at midday Sunday that was prevailing at the opening.
Both the Dhaka Stock Exchange, the prime bourse of Bangladesh, and the Chittagong Stock Exchange, the port city bourse of the country, started to plunge after nearly one hour of trading with volatility, on the first session of the week.
Key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange dipped 5.47 points while the selective category index of Chittagong Stock Exchange shaded 6.34 points when this report was updated around 12:30pm.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
After nearly two hours of trading, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange stood at 4,428.11 points shedding 5.47 points or 0.12 per cent around 12:30pm.
However, the DS30 index, comprising blue chips, also went down 2.10 points or 0.12 per cent to reach at 1,686.97.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also lost 1.84 points or 0.17 per cent to reach at 1,065.63.
Turnover on DSE stood at BDT 1.107 billion when the report was updated around 12:30pm.
Of the issues traded till then, 116 advanced, 126 declined and 43 issues remained unchanged.
Bangladesh Steel Re-Rolling Mills Limited was the most traded stocks till then with shares BDT 70.71 million changing hands followed by Titas Gas, Shahjibazar Power Co. Ltd, Olympic Oil,
Quasem Drycells and Emerald Oil.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange – (CSE) also saw negative trend at midday.
After more than two hours of trading its Selective Category Index – CSCX – dipped 6.34 points to stand at 8,225.93 when this report was updated around 12:30pm.
Of the issues traded till then, 67 gained, 90 declined and 15 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 78.25 million.
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