Indices up in early trading at Dhaka, Chattogram bourses

Indices at both the Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges witnessed an upward trend in the first hour of trading on Sunday, the first working day of the week, as most companies saw gains in their share prices.

At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the benchmark DSEX index rose by 43 points, while the Shariah-based DSES index gained 5 points and the blue-chip DS30 index advanced by 12 points.

Out of 254 traded companies, share prices of 254 advanced, 63 declined, and 62 remained unchanged during the first hour.

The turnover at the DSE exceeded Tk 1.60 billion.

Similarly, the overall index at the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) increased by 85 points.

Among the 61 traded companies, the prices of 40 rose, 18 fell, and 3 remained unchanged, with total turnover surpassing Tk 10 million in the first hour of trading.