Retailers trade at Dhaka Stock Exchange office. BBN file photo
Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw positive trend in early hour of trading on Monday as investors were active on sector specific stocks.
Following the previous day’s mild correction, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened higher amid increasing turnover value.
Within first 15 minutes of trading, the key index of the country’s prime bourse advanced nearly 16 points while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse rose 5.20 points at 10:45am.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 15.62 points or 0.28 percent to reach at 5670 points, when the report was filed at 10:45m.
The two other induces also saw positive trend. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips advanced 6.06 points or 0.29 per cent to 2085 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) gained 3.0 points or 0.23 percent to stand at 1,301 points.
Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stood at Tk 1.12 billion when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 143 advanced, 58 declined and 45 remained unchanged.
Regent Textile was the most traded stocks till then with shares worth BDT 128 million changing hands followed by Beximco BDT 89 million, Daffodil Computers BDT 58 million, Doreen Power BDT 51 million and Nurani Dyeing BDT 49 million.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE
The port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange – (CSE) also saw upward trend with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – gaining 5.20 points to stand at 10,586 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 53 gained, 29 declined and 21 issues remained unchanged with BDT 35 million in turnover.
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