Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-Bangladesh’s stocks saw upward trend in early hour of trading on Thursday, the last trading sessions of the week.
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 20.70 points or 0.44 per cent to reach at 4,762.68, after first 30 minutes of trade, when the report was filed at 11:00am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, gained 9.32 points or 0.50 per cent to stand at 1,866.77. The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) advanced 10.16 points or 0.86 per cent to stand at 1,181.40.
DSE turnover stands at only BDT 990 million when the report was filed at 11:00am.
Of the issues traded till then, 98 advanced, 92 declined and 47 issues remained unchanged.
Lafarge Surma Cement was the most traded stocks with shares worth Tk 183 million changing hands followed by SPCL, Square Pharma, Renata and Hal-Haj Textile.
The port city bourse – the CSE also saw negative trend in early hour of trading with its Selective Category Index -- CSCX – gained 33.27 points to stand at 8,881.57, also at 11:00am.
Of the issues traded till then, 34 gained, 40 declined and 13 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 49 million.
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