Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)–Bangladesh’s both foreign exchange and money markets remained almost stable at opening while the stocks showed positive trend in early trade on Tuesday.
The call rate ranged between 6.25 percent and 8.0 percent unchanged from the previous level, market operators said.
On the other hand, the banks quoted the dollar single rate at BDT 77.80 on the day unchanged from the previous level.
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 49.28 points or 1.24 percent to reach at 4,009.02 points after first 30 minutes of trade when the report was filed at 11:00am.
The two other indices also saw positive trend.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips gained 20.48 points or 1.36 percent to reach at 1,526.19 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) rose 11.26 points or 1.15 percent to stand at 984.72 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 565 million when the report was filed.
The port city bourse – the CSE – also saw upward trend in early hours of trading with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – gained 62.06 points to stand at 7,495.88 points, also at 11:00am.