Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-Bangladesh’s stocks ended higher for the six straight sessions on Tuesday with turnover on the major bourse crossing BDT 10 billion-mark once again as investors continued on buying spree.
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 42.58 points or 0.86 percent to close at 4,967.11 points, the highest level since its inception on January 28 in 2013.
The DS30, comprising blue chips gained only 2.45 points or 0.13 percent to close at 1,891.71 points.
However, the DSE Shariah Index lost 1.83 points or 0.15 percent to close at 1,147.76 points.
The total turnover on DSE improved to BDT 10.15 billion, registering an increase of 2.32 percent over the previous session value of BDT 9.92 billion.
Out of 301 issues traded, 152 advanced, 140 declined, 9 remained unchanged on the DSE floor.
MJL BD was the day’s most traded stocks with shares worth BDT 534.36 million changing hands followed BSRM Steels, Beximco, Beximco Pharma, and UCBL.
BD Finance was also the day’s highest gainer, posting a rise of 10 percent while AL-Haj Textile was the day’s worst loser, slumping by 6.89 percent.
The port city bourse, Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), also closed higher with its Selective Categories Index – CSCX – gained 84.86 points to close at 9,364.74 points.
Gainers beat losers 117 to 109, with 7 issues remaining unchanged at the port city bourse that traded 23.95 million shares and mutual fund units, turnover value of BDT 753.14 million.
BBN/BB/ANS-23Sept14-3:15pm (BST)