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Stocks opened lower on Thursday, as cautious investors opted for booking profit on quick-gaining stocks.
After the first two hours of trading, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went down by more than 31 points or 0.55 per cent to 5,538 at 12:00 noon, when the report was filed.
The blue-chip DS30 index, a group of 30 prominent companies, also lost 2 points to 1956 and the DSES index, which represents Shariah-based companies, fell 6 points to 1,213 till then.
Turnover, another important indicator of the market, stood at Tk 3.38 billion after the first two hours of trading.
Of the issues traded till then, 1l62 advanced, 296 declined, and 33 issues remained unchanged on the DSE trading floor till then.
Amra Network was the most traded stock till then with shares worth Tk 149 million changing hands.
The Chittagong Stock Exchange also saw negative trend with its All Shares Price Index (CASPI)—losing 69 points to stand at 15,816 while the Selective Categories Index – CSCX lost 41 points to reach 9,520 till then.