Top 10 traded stocks on Thursday grabbed 28.62 per cent of the turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).
On the day, the DSE featured a turnover of Tk 5.14 billion, of which Tk 1.47 billion came from the transactions in shares of the top 10 traded stocks.
Of the 10 companies, the share prices of six companies advanced while the prices of the remaining four declined.
LafargeHolcim Bangladesh topped the turnover chart with the value at Tk 312 million.
On the day, the company grabbed 6.07 per cent of the market turnover. The company's share price closed at Tk 44.80 each with a rise of 0.6 per cent.
Square Pharmaceuticals posted a turnover of Tk 193 million and grabbed 3.75 per cent of the market turnover.
The company's share price closed at Tk 198.90 each with a rise of 0.05 per cent.
Khulna Power Company grabbed 2.73 per cent of the market turnover with the total transactions accounting for Tk 140 million. The company's share price closed at Tk 53.60 with a loss of 1.47 per cent.
Beacon Pharmaceuticals posted a turnover of Tk 138 million and captured 2.70 per cent of the market turnover. The company's share price declined 3.49 per cent to close at Tk 47 each.
Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company captured 2.55 per cent of the market turnover with the value at Tk 131 million. The company's share price closed at Tk 105.30 each with a rise of 7.34 per cent.
S. S. Steel posted a turnover of Tk 126 million and grabbed 2.45 per cent of the market turnover. The company's share price advanced 1.50 per cent to close at Tk 13.50 each.
Of other turnover leaders, Pioneer Insurance posted a turnover of Tk 124 million followed by SK Trims with Tk 114 million, National Tubes Tk 104 million and Karnaphuly Insurance Company Tk 87 million.
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