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 Monday as some investors are showing buying appetite on sector-wise stocks.
Following the previous day’s marginal gain, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened higher amid rising 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 rose 38 points at 10:45am when the report was filed.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 20.16 points or 0.37 percent to reach at 5,389 points at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, also advanced 6.62 points to reach at 1,898 points. The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) gained 4.21 points to reach at 1,243 points till then.
Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stood at only BDT 732 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 161 advanced, 31 declined and 22 remained unchanged.
SK Trims Industries was the most traded stocks till then with shares worth BDT 127 million changing hands, closely followed by United Power BDT 61 million, KPCL BDT 57 million, IFAD Autos BDT 47 million and BBS Cables BDT 41 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-advancing 38 points to stand at 16,521, also at 10:45am.
The Selective Category Index – CSCX –also gained 23 points to stand at 10,007 points till then.
Of the issues traded till then, 29 gained, 16 declined and 03 issues remained unchanged with BDT 18 million in turnover.
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