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Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed mixed trend in early hour of trading on Monday as investors mostly followed cautious stance.
Following the previous day’s sharp decline, 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 nearly 3.0 points while the CSE All Share Price Index (CASPI) of port city’s bourse fell 16 points at 10:45am when the report was filed.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 2.93 points or 0.05 percent to reach at 5,215 points at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, advanced 3.05 points to stand at 1,855 points. The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also advanced 0.66 points to reach at 1,211 points till then.
Turnover, the crucial indicator of the market, stood at BDT 384 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 94 advanced, 89 declined and 30 remained unchanged.
Monno Ceramic Industries was the most traded stocks till then with shares worth BDT 75 million changing hands, closely followed by Infusion BDT 23 million and Nurani Dyeing BDT 22 million.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE
However, the port city’s bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange – (CSE) saw downturn till then with CSE All Share Price Index- CASPI-losing 16 points to stand at 16,013, also at 10:45am.
The Selective Category Index – CSCX –also lost 08 points to stand at 9,706 points till then.
Of the issues traded till then, 23 gained, 25 declined and 06 issues remained unchanged with BDT 24 million in turnover.
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