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Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed upward trend in early trading on Wednesday as optimistic investors continued their buying spree on sector specific shares amid post-Eid expectation.
Following the previous two days’ gain, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened higher amid increased turnover.
After 30 minutes of trading, the key index of the country’s prime bourse advanced nearly 28 points while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse rose 62 points when the report was filing at 10:30am.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
DSEX, the benchmark index of the DSE, went up by 27.57 points or 0.49 per cent to stand at 5,555 points, when the report was filed at 10:30am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, advanced 10.44 points or 0.51 percent to reach at 2060 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also rose 6.33 points or 0.49 percent to stand at 1,279 points till then.
Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stands at BDT 1.45 billion when the report was filed at 10:30am.
CVO Petrochemicals Refinery led the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 91 million changing hands till then, closely followed by LankaBangla BDT 78 million, City Bank BDT 77 million, Regent Textile BDT 75 million and Paramount Textile BDT 74 million.
Of the issues traded till then, 168 advanced, 58 declined and 46 issues remained unchanged.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse CSE also saw upward trend in early trading with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – gaining 62 points to stand at 10,402 points, also at 10:30am.
Of the issues traded till then, 77 gained, 23 declined and 21 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 67 million.
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