Dhaka, bangladesh (BBN)-The prime index of the Bangladesh’s major bourse – Dhaka Stock Exchange – DSEX crossed 5,000-mark on Thursday after a week-long rally with turnover hitting second highest in this year as investors buying spree continued.
DSEX jumped 47.20 points or 0.94 percent to close at 5,026.92 points, which was the highest level since its inception on January 28, 2013.
The DS30, comprising blue chips, soared 25.40 points or 1.32 percent to close at 1,949.63 points.
The DSE Shariah Index gained 19.09 points or 1.64 percent to close at 1,181.67 points.
The total turnover on DSE crossed BDT 11.0 billion mark and amounted to BDT 11.03 billion, which was 18.34 percent higher over the previous session value of BDT 9.32 billion.
Gainers outpaced losers as out of 301 issues traded, 159 advanced, 120 declined and 22 remained unchanged on the DSE floor.
MJL BD was the day’s most traded stocks with shares worth BDT 656.80 million changing hands followed Beximco, Beximco Pharma, RSRM Steels and GP.
Eastern Cables was also the day’s highest gainer, posting a rise of 19.97 percent while Standard Ceramics was the day’s worst loser, slumping by 9.23 percent.
The port city bourse, Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), also closed higher with its Selective Categories Index – CSCX – gained 115.36 points to close at 9,453.68 points.
Gainers beat losers 109 to 100, with 16 issues remaining unchanged at the port city bourse that traded 21.46 million shares and mutual fund units, turnover value of BDT 704.93 million.
BBN/BB/ANS-25Sept14-3:40pm (BST)