DHAKA: Trading on the country’s two bourses-- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) -- is underway with upward trend of share-price indices on Thursday (April 25) after two consecutive days losing streak.
Within first two hours of trading, the key index of the country's major bourse advanced 7.16 points while the Selective Category Index of the port city bourse gained 23.22 points.
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 7.16 points or 0.13 percent to 5,247.53 points at 11:55am.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also advanced 1.98 points or 0.16 percent to stand at 1,213.13 points.
But, the DS30 index, comprising blue chips, shed over 3.57 points or 0.19 percent to reach at 1,864.56 points.
Turnover stands at Tk 1,168.10 million on the DSE, riding on Fortune Shoes and National Tubes.
Fortune Shoes Limited dominated the turnover chart with shares worth Tk 102.64 million changing hands till then followed by National Tubes and Monno Ceramic.
Of the issues traded till then, 161 advanced, 90 declined and 72 issues remained unchanged.
However, the port city bourse, the CSE, saw positive trend till then with its Overall Share Index - CASPI – gaining 23.22 points or 0.14 percent to stand at 16,067.35 also at 11:54 am.
Out of 127 issues traded, 71 gained, 35 declined and 21 remained unchanged with shares worth about Tk 98.41 traded.
BDST: 1227 HRS, APR 25, 2019
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