Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading on Tuesday as investors are active on sector-wise stocks.
Following the previous four days’ correction, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened on positive trend amid low trading activities.
Within first 15 minutes of trading, the key index of the country’s prime bourse advanced more than 13 points while the CSE All Share Price Index (CASPI) of port city’s bourse gained 3.21 points at 10:45am when the report was filed.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 13.26 points or 0.23 percent to reach at 5,696 points at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, also gained 4.24 points or 0.20 percent to reach at 2,118 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) gained 2.25 points or 0.17 per cent to reach at 1,320 points till then.
Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stood at BDT 466 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 118 advanced, 46 declined and 54 remained unchanged.
Beximco was the most traded stocks till then with shares worth BDT 99 million changing hands, followed by Navana CNG BDT 30 million, Shepherd Industries BDT 27 million, BBS Cables BDT 25 million and United Power BDT 20 million.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE
The port city’s bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange – (CSE) also saw positive trend till then with CSE All Share Price Index- CASPI-advancing 3.21 points to stand at 17,559, also at 10:45am.
The Selective Category Index – CSCX –also gained 0.67 points to stand at 10,614 points till then.
Of the issues traded till then, 28 gained, 17 declined and 4 issues remained unchanged with BDT 14 million in turnover.
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