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Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) - Bangladesh’s stocks stayed downward trend at midday on Wednesday as cautious investors remained on selling mood on sectors specific stocks.
Following the previous day’s correction, the key index of the country’s prime bourse fell 15.84 points while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse lost 4.06 points at 10:45am.
After 30 minutes of trading, the DSEX went down by 18 points, while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse also fell 18 points when the report was filing at 11:00am.
At 12noon, the DSEX went down by 9.90 points while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse fell 0.43 points when the report was filing.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
After one and a half hours of trading, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) stands at 5,561.62 points, losing 9.90 points or 0.18 percent when the report was filing at 12noon.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips also lost 2.24 points or 0.10 percent to reach at 2,053.94 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) fell 3.40 points or 0.26 percent to reach at 1,279.14 points.
Turnover, the crucial indicator of the market, stands at BDT 2.71 billion when the report was filed at 12noon.
Shahjibazar Power dominated the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 263 million changing hands till then, closely followed by LankaBangla Finance BDT 228 million, PHP First Mutual Fund BDT 110 million, Islamic Finance BDT 110 million and BDCOM Online BDT 99 million.
Of the issues traded till then, 153 advanced, 102 declined and 51 issues remained unchanged on the DSE trading floor.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange – (CSE) also saw downward trend with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – losing 0.43 points to stand at 10,463 points, also at 12:00 noon.
Of the issues traded till then, 92 gained, 62 declined and 28 issues remained unchanged with BDT 122 million in turnover.
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