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Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed mixed trend in early hour of trading on Sunday as investors were active on both sides of trading fence.
Following the previous week’s sharp correction, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) saw positive trend while the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed downturn in early trading amid low trading activities.
After first 15 minutes of trading, the key index of the country’s prime bourse advanced more than 0.28 points while the CSE All Share Price Index (CASPI) of port city’s bourse fell 12 points at 10:45am when the report was filed.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 0.28 points to reach at 5,907 points at 10:45am.
The two other indices also saw positive trend amid slow movement. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips advanced 1.73 points or 0.08 percent to reach at 2,172 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also gained 1.21 points or 0.09 percent to stand at 1,376 points till then.
Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stood at Tk 353 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 80 advanced, 60 declined and 49 remained unchanged.
IDLC Finance was the most traded stocks till then with shares worth BDT 48 million changing hands, closely followed by Legacy Footwear BDT 41 million, CVO Petrochemicals BDT 26 million, Unique Hotel & Resorts BDT 23 million and Pharma Aids BDT 22 million.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE
However, the port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange – (CSE) also saw downward trend with CSE All Share Price Index- CASPI-losing 12 points to stand at 18,240, also at 10:45am.
The Selective Category Index – CSCX –also lost 6.45 points to stand at 11,012 points till then.
Of the issues traded till then, 15 gained, 14 declined and 3 issues remained unchanged with BDT 6.0 million in turnover.
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