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Trading at both the Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges began with gains in indices on Wednesday, the third working day of the week, as share prices of most listed companies increased.
During the first hour of trading, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the DSEX, rose by 26 points, reports UNB.
Among the other two indices, the Shariah-based DSES gained 5 points while the blue-chip index DS30 increased by 2 points.
At the start of the day, most company shares saw an upward movement in price. Out of all traded issues, the prices of 281 companies advanced, 50 declined and 55 remained unchanged.
In the first hour alone, shares and units worth over Tk 180 crore were traded on the Dhaka bourse.
Meanwhile, the overall index of the Chattogram Stock Exchange (CSE) rose by 39 points.
Among the 99 companies that participated in the first hour of trading on the CSE, 65 registered gains, 26 experienced price declines, and 8 remained unchanged.
Early trading in Chattogram saw turnover cross Tk 1.10 crore.