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Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks stayed down at midday on Sunday as risk-averse investors continued on selling shares.
Following the previous week’s major correction, the key index of the country’s prime bourse fell 15.36 points within first 15 minutes of trading at 10:45am.
After 30 minutes of trading, the DSEX stands at 5,632 points, losing 13.56 points while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse fell 12 points when the report was filed at 11:00am.
At 12noon, the DSEX went down by 29.39 points while the Selective Category Index of the port city bourse fell 38 points when this report was filed.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
After one and a half hours of trading, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), stands at 5,616.47 points, losing 29.39 points or 0.52 percent when the report was filing at 12noon.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips also lost 17.23 points or 0.82 percent to reach at 2,070.10 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) fell 3.86 points or 0.30 percent to reach at 1,291.02 points.
Turnover, the crucial indicator of the market, stands at BDT 2.95 billion when the report was filed at 12noon.
Evince Textile dominated the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 172 million changing hands till then, closely followed by LankaBangaladesh Finance BDT 132 million, Paramount Textile BDT 120 million, Bangladesh Building Systems BDT 117 million and Khan Brothers PP Woven Bag Industries BDT 113 million.
Of the issues traded till then, 118 advanced, 127 declined and 45 issues remained unchanged on the DSE trading floor.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange – (CSE) also stayed down trend with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – losing 38 points to stand at 10,556 points, also at 12noon.
Of the issues traded till then, 74 gained, 77 declined and 14 issues remained unchanged with BDT 170 million in turnover.
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