Retailers trade at Dhaka Stock Exchange office. BBN file photo
Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)– Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed positive trend in early hour of trading on Monday as some investors active on sector-wise stocks.
Following the previous day’s flat ending, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened higher amid low trading activities.
Within first 15 minutes of trading, the key index of the country’s prime bourse advanced more than 42 points while the CSE All Share Price Index (CASPI) of port city’s bourse rose 82 points at 10:45am when the report was filed.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 42.54 points or 0.78 percent to reach at 5,449 points at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, advanced 14 points to reach at 1,907 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also gained 4.65 points to reach at 1,240 points till then.
Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stood at BDT 570 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 110 advanced, 89 declined and 26 remained unchanged.
LankaBangla Finance was the most traded stocks till then with shares worth BDT 41 million changing hands, followed by Rupali Bank BDT 35 million, BBS Cables BDT 26 million, Dhaka Bank BDT 22 million and Simtex Industries BDT 19 million.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE
The port city’s bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange – (CSE) also saw upward trend till then with CSE All Share Price Index- CASPI-advancing 82 points to stand at 16,706, also at 10:45am.
The Selective Category Index – CSCX –also gained 51 points to stand at 10,117 points till then.
Of the issues traded till then, 36 gained, 21 declined and 3 issues remained unchanged with BDT 16 million in turnover.
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