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Dhaka stocks opened positive while the port city bourse witnessed a downward trend in early trading on Monday with low participation of investors.
Most of the investors were mostly cautious of the market’s trend due to uncertainties over the ongoing economic and political tensions.
Following the previous day's downturn, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) went up by 10 points or 0.18 per cent to 5,191 at 11:00 am, when the report was filed.
The DS30 index, a group of 30 prominent companies, gained 3 points to 1,912, while the DSES index, which represents Shariah-based companies, rose 3 points to 1,160.
Turnover, another important indicator of the market, remained low and amounted to Tk 668 million till then.
Of the issues traded till then, 210 advanced, 71 declined, and 88 issues remained unchanged on the DSE trading floor till then.
NRB Bank was the most traded stock till then with shares worth Tk 38 million changing hands.
The Chittagong Stock Exchange, however, saw a downward trend till then with its All Shares Price Index (CASPI)—losing 14 points to stand at 14,524 while the Selective Categories Index (CSCX) fell 10 points to reach 8,836 till then.