Dhaka Stock Exchange

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Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed positive trend in early trading on Tuesday as some optimistic investors showed their buying spree on some large-cap stocks.
Following the previous two days’ correction, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened higher amid slow trading activities.
After 30 minutes of trading, the key index of the country’s prime bourse advanced 8.75 points while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse rose 7.78 points when the report was filing at 10:30am.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
DSEX, the benchmark index of the DSE, went up by 8.75 points or 0.16 percent to stand at 5,365 points, when the report was filed at 10:30am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, advanced 2.23 points or 0.11 percent to reach at 1992 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also gained 1.68 points or 0.13 percent to stand at 1,250 points till then.
Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stood at BDT 250 million when the report was filed at 10:30am.
Pacific Denims led the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 28 million changing hands till then, closely followed by EBL NRB Mutual Fund BDT 17 million, Paramount Textile BDT 16 million, Evince Textile BDT 15 million and Regent Textile BDT 14 million.
Of the issues traded till then, 109 advanced, 42 declined and 45 issues remained unchanged.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse CSE also saw positive trend in early trading with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – advancing 7.78 points to stand at 10,057 points, also at 10:30am.
Of the issues traded till then, 24 gained, 11 declined and 8 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 14 million.
BBN/SS/ANS