Prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed upward trend in early hour of trading Monday as investors were showing their buying appetite on sector-wise stocks.
Following the previous three days’ correction, 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, DSEX – the key index of the country’s prime bourse – advanced more than 11 points while the CSE All Share Price Index (CASPI) of port city bourse gained 42 points at 10:45am.
After 30 minutes of trading, the DSEX gained more than 21 points while the CSE All Share Price Index (CASPI) of port city bourse rose 56 points at 11:00am when the report was filed.
DSEX went up by 21.02 points or 0.36 per cent to reach at 5,715 points at 11:00am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, also gained 7.21 points or 0.34 per cent to reach at 2,127 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) rose 5.57 points or 0.42 per cent to reach at 1,325 points till then.
Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stood at Tk 831 million when the report was filed at 11:00am.
Of the issues traded till then, 157 advanced, 53 declined, and 36 remained unchanged.
BD Thai Aluminum was the most traded stocks till then with shares worth Tk 70 million changing hands, closely followed by Shepherd Industries Tk 58 million, Beximco Tk 43 million, Queen South Textile Tk 39 million, and Rupali Life Insurance Tk 33 million.
The port city bourse – Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – also saw upward trend till then with CSE All Share Price Index- CASPI- advancing 56 points to stand at 17,626, also at 11:00am.
The Selective Category Index – CSCX – also gained 35 points to stand at 10,659 points till then.
Of the issues traded till then, 57 gained, 14 declined, and 10 issues remained unchanged with Tk 27 million in turnover.
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