Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)-Bangladesh’s stocks saw positive trend in early hour of trading on Monday amid modest volatility, the second trading session of the week.
Both the Dhaka Stock Exchange, the prime bourse of Bangladesh, and Chittagong Stock Exchange, the port city bourse of the country, experienced upward trend.
The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) advanced 8.19 points, while the port city bourse, selective category index of Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) earned 23.44 points after 15 minutes of the day’s trading.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE:
DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 8.19 points or 0.18 per cent to stand at 4,346.44 points, when the report was filed at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, advanced 1.93 points or 0.11 per cent to reach at 1,665.45 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also gained 1.19 point or 0.11 per cent to reach at 1,058.68 points.
DSE turnover stands at BDT 356 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 78 advanced, 74 declined and 28 issues remained unchanged.
The state-run fuel and power companies dominating the turnover chart as Jamuna Oil was the most traded stocks till then with shares BDT 95 million changing hands, followed by MJL BD, Meghna Petroleum, Padma Oil and BSRM.
CHITTAGONG STOCK EXCHANGE:
The port city bourse also saw upward trend at opening with its Selective Category Index- CSCX– advancing 23.44 points to stand at 8,126.15 points, also at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 29 gained, 12 declined 9 issues remained unchanged with a turnover value of BDT 21 million.
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