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Trading at both the Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges began at a sluggish pace on the second working day of the week on Sunday, with the Dhaka market showing a rise in its index while the Chattogram market remained largely unchanged.
At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the benchmark index DSEX rose by 13 points in the opening hour, as per a UNB report.
Among the other two indices, the Shariah-compliant DSES gained 3.0 points, and the blue-chip DS30 index increased by 1.0 point.
A majority of the listed companies saw their share prices rise. Of the traded issues, prices advanced for 177 companies, declined for 114, while 78 remained unchanged.
The total turnover at the DSE crossed Tk 75 crore in the first hour.
At the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), the overall index showed a marginal gain within the decimal range.
Out of the 62 companies that traded on the CSE, share prices increased for 28, declined for 26, and remained unchanged for 08.
The turnover at the CSE exceeded Tk 10 million (1 crore) during the first hour of trading.