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Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed positive trend in early hour of trading on Tuesday as investors are active on sector-wise issues.
Following the previous day’s flat movement, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed upward trend with rising trading activities.
Within first 15 minutes of trading, the key index of the country’s prime bourse advanced more than 19 points while the CSE All Share Price Index (CASPI) of port city’s bourse rose 15 points at 10:45am when the report was filed.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 19.79 points or 0.37 percent to reach at 5,299 points at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, also advanced 3.36 points to stand at 1,861 points. The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) rose 5.25 points to reach at 1,229 points till then.
Turnover, the crucial indicator of the market, stood at BDT 860 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 147 advanced, 39 declined and 43 remained unchanged.
Berger Paints was the most traded stocks till then with shares worth BDT 110 million changing hands, closely followed by Western Marine Shipyard, Saiham Cotton Mills, ML Dyeing and Shepherd Industries.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE
The port city’s bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange – (CSE) also saw positive till then with CSE All Share Price Index- CASPI-advancing 15 points to stand at 16,193, also at 10:45am.
The Selective Category Index – CSCX –also rose 10 points to stand at 9,819 points till then.
Of the issues traded till then, 26 gained, 12 declined and 08 issues remained unchanged with BDT 16 million in turnover.
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