Retailers trade at Dhaka Stock Exchange office. BBN file photo
Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- Bangladesh’s stocks returned to positive trend at midday on Monday as some optimistic investors took position on sectors specific stocks.
Following the previous day’s marginal correction, the key index of the country’s prime bourse fell 5.0 points while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse lost 7.0 points within first 15 minutes of trading at 10:45am.
After 30 minutes of trading, the DSEX stands at 5,530, losing 2.95 points, while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse dropped 7.71 points.
After that it started to upward trend and recovered the initial losses as the session progressed.
At 12:00 noon, the DSEX gained 12.22 points while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse advanced 36 points when the report was filing.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
After one and a half hours of trading, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) stands at 5,545.67 points, advancing 12.22 points or 0.22 percent when the report was filing at 12:00 noon.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips also advanced 7.60 points or 0.37 percent to reach at 2,041.02 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) gained 0.26 points or 0.02 percent to reach at 1,278.28 points.
Turnover, the crucial indicator of the market, stands at BDT 2.63 billion, when the report was filed at 12:00 noon.
Argon Denims led the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 134 million changing hands till then, followed by Doreen Power BDT 89 million, Saif Powertec BDT 79 million, Brac Bank BDT 78 million and Baraka Power BDT 71 million.
Of the issues traded till then, 137 advanced, 105 declined and 55 issues remained unchanged on the DSE trading floor.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange – (CSE) returned to higher with its Selective Category Index – CSCX –gaining 36 points to stand at 10,434 points, also at 12:00 noon.
Of the issues traded till then, 86 gained, 52 declined and 27 issues remained unchanged with BDT 111 million in turnover.
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