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Bangladesh’s two stock exchanges witnessed a mixed trend in the first hour of trading on Monday, with the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) rising while the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw a slight decline.
During the first hour of trading, the DSE’s benchmark index, DSEX, gained 28 points.
Among the other indices, the Shariah-based DSES advanced 5 points, and the blue-chip DS30 index edged up by 10 points.
Out of 257 issues traded on the DSE, prices of 117 companies increased, 65 declined, and 75 remained unchanged.
The turnover stood at over Tk 2.20 billion in the first hour.
Meanwhile, the overall index of the port city bourse dropped by 9 points.
Of the 103 issues traded there, 53 advanced, 38 declined, and 12 remained unchanged, with a turnover of over Tk 100 million during the first hour.