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Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading on Sunday as investors continued their buying spree on sector-wise issues.
Following the previous week’s modest gain, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened higher amid low trading activities.
Within first 15 minutes of trading, the key index of the country’s prime bourse advanced more than 43 points while the CSE All Share Price Index (CASPI) of port city’s bourse gained 57 points at 10:45am when the report was filed.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 43.47 points or 0.74 percent to reach at 5,869 points at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, also gained 13 points to stand at 2022 points. The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) advanced 6.0 points to reach at 1,315 points till then.
Turnover, the crucial indicator of the market, stood at BDT 762 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 179 advanced, 58 declined and 29 remained unchanged.
United Finance was the most traded stocks till then with shares worth BDT 68 million changing hands, closely followed by Premier Bank, United Power, Dhaka Bank and Standard Insurance.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE
The port city’s bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange – (CSE) also saw positive trend till then with CSE All Share Price Index- CASPI-advancing 57 points to stand at 17,915, also at 10:45am.
The Selective Category Index – CSCX –also gained 35 points to stand at 10,826 points till then.
Of the issues traded till then, 43 gained, 11 declined and 04 issues remained unchanged with BDT 13 million in turnover.
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