The prime index of the country’s main bourse crossed the 5900-mark in early hour of trading on Monday as investors are showing their buying appetite on sector-wise issues.
Following the previous day’s sharp gain, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened higher with rising trading activities.
Within first 15 minutes of trading, the key index of the country’s prime bourse advanced more than 12 points while the CSE All Share Price Index (CASPI) of port city’s bourse gained 40 points at 10:45am.
After 30 minutes of trading, the DSEX gained more than 19 points while the CSE All Share Price Index (CASPI) of port city’s bourse rose 42 points at 11:00am when the report was filed.
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 19.56 points or 0.33 per cent to stand 5,906 points at 11:00am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, also rose 2.88 points to reach at 2,032 points till then. The DSE Shariah Index advanced 4.54 points to stand at 1,323 points.
Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stood at Tk 1.65 billion on DSE when the report was filed at 11:00am.
Sonar Bangla Insurance was the most traded stocks till then with shares worth Tk 96 million changing hands, closely followed by Pharma Aids, Agrani Insurance, Premier Bank and Dragon Sweater.
Of the issues traded till then, 211 advanced, 67 declined and 39 remained unchanged on the DSE trading floor.
The port city’s bourse also saw upward trend till then with CSE All Share Price Index- CASPI-gaining 42 points to stand at 18,108 points, also at 11:00am.
The Selective Category Index – CSCX –also gained 25 points to stand at 10,943 points till then.
Of the issues traded till then, 72 gained, 31 declined and 16 issues remained unchanged with Tk 32 million in turnover.
