Stocks witnessed volatility in early hour of trading on Wednesday as investors mostly followed cautious stance.
Following the previous day’s correction, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw mixed trend at opening amid sluggish trading activities.
Within first 15 minutes of trading, the key index of the country’s prime bourse lost more than 3.0 points while the CSE All Share Price Index of port city’s bourse gained 24 points at 10:45am.
After 30 minutes of trading, DSEX fell more than 7.0 points while the CSE All Share Price Index of port city’s bourse rose 31 points at 11:00am when the report was filed.
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went down by 7.33 points or 0.14 per cent to stand at 4,951 points at 11:00am.
Two other indices saw downward trend till then. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips fell 5.32 points to 1768 points and the DSE Shariah Index (DSES) shed 0.22 points to stand at 1,145 points till then.
Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stood at Tk 432 million when the report was filed at 11:00am.
Of the issues traded till then, 113 advanced, 98 declined and 68 remained unchanged.
Monno Jute Stafflers was the most traded stocks till then with shares worth Tk 46 million changing hands, followed by Sonar Bangla Insurance, United Power, National Tubes and Eastern Insurance.
However, the port city’s bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange – (CSE), saw positive trend till then with CSE All Share Price Index- CASPI-advancing 31 points to stand at 15,111 points, also at 11:00am.
The Selective Category Index – CSCX – also rose 19 points to stand at 9,178 points till then.
Of the issues traded till then, 23 advanced, 15 declined 11 remained unchanged with Tk 6.0 million in turnover.
