Retailers trade at Dhaka Stock Exchange office. BBN file photo
Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading on Sunday as investors are active on sector-wise stocks.
Following the previous week’s sharp fall, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened on positive trend amid increased trading activities.
Within first 15 minutes of trading, the key index of the country’s prime bourse advanced more than 20 points while the CSE All Share Price Index (CASPI) of port city’s bourse gained 10 points at 10:45am when the report was filed.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 20.19 points or 0.35 percent to reach at 5,718 points at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, also gained 8.52 points or 0.40 percent to reach at 2,136 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) gained 4.75 points or 0.36 per cent to reach at 1,323 points till then.
Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stood at Tk 704 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 173 advanced, 38 declined and 31 remained unchanged.
Beximco was the most traded stocks till then with shares worth BDT 53 million changing hands, closely followed by Monno Ceramic BDT 41 million, Rupali Life Insurance BDT 35 million, Advent Pharma BDT 31 million and JMI Syringe BDT 30 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 10 points to stand at 17,604, also at 10:45am.
The Selective Category Index – CSCX –also gained 8.0 points to stand at 10,647 points till then.
Of the issues traded till then, 48 gained, 13 declined and 11 issues remained unchanged with BDT 25 million in turnover.
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