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Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed upward trend in early trading on Monday as some optimistic investors were active on some large-cap stocks.
Following the previous day’s major correction, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened higher, but turnover remained low.
After 15 minutes of trading, the key index of the country’s prime bourse advanced 14.67 points while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse rose 16 points when the report was filing at 10:45am.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
DSEX, the benchmark index of the DSE, went up by 14.67 points or 0.27 percent to stand at 5,378 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, advanced 4.26 points or 0.21 percent to reach at 1987 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also gained 3.16 points or 0.25 percent to stand at 1,252 points till then.
Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stands at BDT 495 million when the report was filed at 10:45 million.
PHP First Mutual Fund led the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 66 million changing hands till then, followed by Agni Systems BDT 46 million, Bangladesh Shipping Corporation BDT 38 million, IFAD Autos BDT 32 million and LankaBangla Finance BDT 31 million.
Of the issues traded till then, 122 advanced, 33 declined and 34 issues remained unchanged.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse CSE also saw upward trend in early trading with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – advancing 16 points to stand at 10,016 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 36 gained, 6 declined and 8 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 27 million.
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