Retailers trade at Dhaka Stock Exchange office. BBN file photo
Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)– Bangladesh’s stocks witnessed positive trend in early hour of trading on Thursday as some investors are showing buying spree on sector-wise stocks.
Following the previous day’s flat movement, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened on positive note amid low trading activities.
Within first 15 minutes of trading, the key index of the country’s prime bourse advanced more than 5.0 points while the CSE All Share Price Index (CASPI) of port city’s bourse also gained 31 points at 10:45am when the report was filed.
DHAKA STOCK EXCHANGE
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 5.18 points or 0.09 percent to reach at 5,396 points at 10:45am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, also advanced 1.83 points to reach at 1,899 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also saw a fractional gain of 0.08 point to reach at 1,240 points till then.
Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stood at only BDT 610 million when the report was filed at 10:45am.
Of the issues traded till then, 98 advanced, 62 declined and 55 remained unchanged.
Intech Ltd was the most traded stocks till then with shares worth BDT 96 million changing hands, closely followed by IFAD Autos BDT 80 million, SK Trims BDT 42 million, Pioneer Insurance BDT 40 million and United Power BDT 38 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-gaining 31 points to stand at 16,588, also at 10:45am.
The Selective Category Index – CSCX –also advanced 19 points to stand at 10,049 points till then.
Of the issues traded till then, 21 gained, 08 declined and 06 issues remained unchanged with BDT 12 million in turnover.
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