Retailers trade at Dhaka Stock Exchange office. BBN file photo

Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed upward trend in early trading on Wednesday, the fourth trading session of the week, as some optimistic investors were active on sector specific stocks.
Following the previous day’s marginal gain, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened higher amid optimism.
After 15 minutes of trading, the key index of the country’s prime bourse advanced 13 points while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse rose 5.68 points when the report was filing at 10:45am.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
DSEX, the benchmark index of the DSE, went up by 13.08 points or 0.24 percent to stand at 5,449 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, advanced 3.78 points or 0.19 percent to reach at 2,002 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also gained 2.67 points or 0.21 percent to stand at 1,261 points till then.
Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stood at BDT 440 million when the report was filed at 10:45 million.
IFAD Autos led the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 68 million changing hands till then, followed by National Feed Mills BDT 26 million, Doreen Power BDT 25 million, Evince Textile BDT 20 million and Paramount Textile BDT 19 million.
Of the issues traded till then, 103 advanced, 37 declined and 29 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 5.68 points to stand at 10,208 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 29 gained, 9 declined and 10 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 10 million.
BBN/SS/ANS