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Both bourses of the country witnessed an upward trend in indices during the first hour of trading on Wednesday, with most companies seeing price gains.
On the fourth trading day of the week, Dhaka Stock Exchange’s (DSE) key index DSEX rose by 11 points, while the Shariah-based index DSES gained 2 points and the blue-chip index DS30 edged up by 1 point.
Out of the 223 companies traded during the period, prices of 223 advanced, 70 declined and 97 remained unchanged.
The turnover at DSE crossed Tk 300 crore in the first hour.
The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also saw a positive movement, as its overall index advanced by 32 points.
Among the 90 issues traded, 45 gained, 31 lost and 14 remained unchanged, with a turnover of Tk 6 crore in the first hour of trading.