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Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed positive trend in early hour of trading on Monday as optimistic investors continued their buying appetite on sector-wise stocks.
Following the previous two days’ upbeat note, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened higher amid rising trading activities.
Within first 30 minutes of trading, the key index of the country’s prime bourse rose nearly 30 points while the CSE All Share Price Index (CASPI) of port city’s bourse advanced 41 points at 10:30am when the report was filed.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 30 points or 0.54 percent to reach at 5,486 points at 10:30am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, advanced 16 points to reach at 2039 points. The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also rose 5.25 points to reach at 1,274 points till then.
Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stood at BDT 548 million when the report was filed at 10:30am.
Of the issues traded till then, 114 advanced, 51 declined and 51 remained unchanged.
Intraco Refueling Station was the most traded stocks till then with shares worth BDT 50 million changing hands, closely followed by Queen South Textile BDT 47 million, Berger Pints BDT 31 million, Legacy Footwear BDT 30 million and Shasha Denims BDT 28 million.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE
The port city’s bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange – (CSE) also saw upward trend till then with CSE All Share Price Index- CASPI-gaining 41 points to stand at 16,874 points, also at 10:30am.
The Selective Category Index – CSCX –also rose 25 points to stand at 10,211 points till then.
Of the issues traded till then, 24 gained, 13 declined and 9 issues remained unchanged with BDT 17 million in turnover.
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