Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading on Wednesday, the fourth session of the week, as some investors continued on buying spree.
Both bourses – the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw positive trend till filed the report at 10:45am.
After previous day’s mild correction, the key index of the DSE advanced 12.69 points, while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse gained 20.73 points within first 15 minutes of the day’s trading at 10:45am.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 12.69 points or 0.26 percent to stand at 4,943.96 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The two other indices also saw positive trend. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, advanced 4.62 points or 0.25 percent to reach at 1,801.82 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) rose 3.78 points or 0.32 percent to stand at 1,171.12 points.
Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stands at BDT 717 million when the report was filed at 10:45 million, riding on Square Pharmaceuticals.
Of the issues traded till then, 115 advanced, 37 declined and 41 issues remained unchanged.
Square Pharma dominated the turnover chart with shares worth BDT 90 million changing hands till then, followed by Keya Cosmetics BDT 66 million, Bangladesh Building Systems BDT 57 million, Emerald Oil BDT 45 million and Beximco BDT 30 million.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse CSE also saw positive trend till then with its Selective Category Index - CSCX –advancing 20.73 points to stand at 9,225.33 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 41 gained, 20 declined and 16 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 20 million.
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