Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading on Thursday, the last session of the week.
Both the Dhaka Stock Exchange, the prime bourse of Bangladesh, and Chittagong Stock Exchange, the port city bourse of the country, experienced upward trend.
The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) advanced 16.98 points, while the port city bourse, selective catagory index of Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) earned 13.79 points after 15 minutes of the day’s trading.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 16.98 points or 0.38 per cent to stand at 4,430.84 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, advanced 7.04 points or 0.42 per cent to reach at 1,677.56 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also gained 5.83 points or 0.55 per cent to reach at 1,073.54 points.
DSE turnover stands at only BDT 292 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 107 advanced, 36 declined and 25 issues remained unchanged.
The IBN Sina was the most traded stocks till then with shares BDT 58 million changing hands followed by Doreen Power, LankaBangla Finance, Orion Infusion and Keya Cosmetics.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also saw positive trend till then with its Selective Category Index- CSCX– gaining 13.79 points to stand at 8,259.96 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 35 gained, 23 declined 11 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 18 million.
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