Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks saw upward trend in early hours of trading on Wednesday, maintaining the previous session’s upturn defying political unrest in the country.
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) went up by 25.84 points or 0.53 percent to reach at 4,812.53 points after first 30 minutes of trade when the report was filed at 11am.
The other two indices also saw positive trend. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips gained 14.02 points or 0.78 percent to reach at 1,802.23 points. The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) advanced 9.36 points or 0.82 percent to stand at 1,150.08 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 470 million when the report was filed at 11am.
Of the issues traded till then, 136 advanced, 48 declined and 31 issues remain unchanged.
Newly listed IFAD Autos was the most traded stocks with shares worth BDT 46 million changing hands till then followed by Beximco, Agni Systems, Beximco Pharma and GP.
The port city bourse – the CSE also saw upward trend in early hours of trading with its Selective Category Index -- CSCX – gained 41.50 points to stand at 8,925.78 points, also at 11am.
Of the issues traded till then, 59 gained, 22 declined and 9 remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 40 million.
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