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Stocks ended positive on Monday as optimistic investors put fresh funds into lucrative shares.
The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), DSEX, increased 19.70 points to settle at 5,145.84.
The blue-chip index DS30, comprising 30 leading companies, increased by 1.46 points to 1,909.80, while the DSES Index, representing Shariah-compliant companies, increased by 3.69 points to 1,139.24 by the close.
Turnover, a crucial indicator of the market, stood at Tk 4.31 billion, up 21. per cent from the previous trading day.
The majority of the stocks saw a price increase, as out of the 399 issues traded, 219 closed higher, 113 ended lower, and 67 remained unchanged on the DSE trading floor.
Grameenphone was the most-traded stock with shares worth Tk 188.03 million changing hands, followed by City Bank, Rupali Life Insurance Company, Beach Hatchery, and Central Pharmaceuticals.
The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) ended down with its All Share Price Index (CASPI) increasing 31.90 points to settle at 14377 and the Selective Categories Index (CSCX) increasing 13.04 points to settle at 8737.
The port city bourse traded 1.84 million shares and mutual fund units with a turnover volume of Tk 39.46 million.