Bangladesh’s stocks upDhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks stayed positive trend at midday on Tuesday as some optimistic investors continued their buying spree on sectors specific stocks.
After facing two days’ correction, the key index of the country’s prime bourse advanced 8.75 points while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse rose 7.78 points within first 30 minutes of trading at 10:30am.
After 45 minutes of trading, the DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) stands at 5367 points, advancing 10.34 points while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse gained 15.38 points at 10.45am.
After first half of the trading session, the DSEX went up by 4.27 points while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse advanced 10 points when the report was filing at 12noon.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
After two hours of trading, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) stands at 5,361 points, gaining 4.27 points or 0.08 percent at 12noon.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) gained 0.03 points to reach at 1,248 points.
However, the DS30 index, comprising blue chips fell 0.75 points or 0.01 percent to reach at 1989 points.
Turnover, the crucial indicator of the market, sood at BDT 1.20 billion, when the report was filed at 12noon.
Pacific Denims led the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 88 million changing hands till then, closely followed by Bangladesh Shipping Corporation BDT 68 million, Paramount Textile BDT 42 million, Tosrifa Industries BDT 41 million and United Power BDT 40 million.
Of the issues traded till then, 122 advanced, 102 declined and 66 issues remained unchanged on the DSE trading floor.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange – (CSE) also stayed positive trend with its Selective Category Index – CSCX –gaining 10 points to stand at 10,059 points, also at 12noon.
Of the issues traded till then, 55 gained, 56 declined and 22 issues remained unchanged with BDT 74 million in turnover.
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