The prices of most of the shares saw positive trend in early hour of trading Thursday as investors are showing 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 amid rising trading activities.
Within first 15 minutes of trading, the key index of the country’s prime bourse advanced more than 20 points while the CSE All Share Price Index (CASPI) of port city’s bourse rose 32 points at 10:45am.
After 30 minutes of trading, the DSEX advanced more than 13 points while the CSE All Share Price Index (CASPI) of port city’s bourse rose 33 points at 11:00am when the report was filed.
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 13.65 points or 0.25 per cent to stand 5,436 points at 11:00am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, also gained 4.82 points to reach at 1,904 points till then. The DSE Shariah Index also gained 4.20 points to stand at 1,252.
Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stood at Tk 1.50 billion on DSE when the report was filed at 11:00am.
Khulna Power was the most traded stocks till then with shares worth Tk 302 million changing hands, followed by United Power with Tk 174 million, Active Fine Chemicals Tk 132 million, BBS Cables Tk 80 million and Nurani Dyeing Tk 44 million.
Of the issues traded till then, 1160 advanced, 68 declined and 43 remained unchanged on the DSE trading floor.
The port city’s bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange – (CSE) saw upward trend till then with CSE All Share Price Index- CASPI-gaining 33 points to stand at 16,703 points, also at 11:00am.
The Selective Category Index – CSCX –also advanced 16 points to stand at 10,114 points till then.
Of the issues traded till then, 38 gained, 22 declined and 16 issues remained unchanged with Tk 33 million in turnover.
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