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Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed mixed trend in early hour of trading on Thursday as investors mostly followed cautious stance.
Following the previous day’s marginal gain, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) opened on positive note while the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw negative trend amid low trading activities.
Within first 15 minutes of trading, the key index of the country’s prime bourse advanced more than 7.0 points while the CSE All Share Price Index (CASPI) of port city’s bourse fell 3.0 points at 10:45am when the report was filed.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 7.66 points or 0.14 percent to reach at 5,284 points at 10:45am.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also advanced 2.26 points to reach at 1,220 points till then. But, the DS30 index, comprising blue chips, fell 1.21 points to stand at 1,870 points.
Turnover, the crucial indicator of the market, stood at BDT 336 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 103 advanced, 57 declined and 34 remained unchanged.
LankaBangla Finance was the most traded stocks till then with shares worth BDT 39 million changing hands, closely followed by Monno Jute Stafflers BDT 25 million, Beximco BDT 19 million, Khulna Power BDT 15 million and Legacy Footwear BDT 14 million.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE
However, the port city’s bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange – (CSE) also saw downturn till then with CSE All Share Price Index- CASPI-losing 3.0 points to stand at 16,213, also at 10:45am.
The Selective Category Index – CSCX –also lost 2.90 points to stand at 9,823 points till then.
Of the issues traded till then, 20 gained, 09 declined and 02 issues remained unchanged with BDT 10 million in turnover.
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