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Trading at the Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges began on a positive note on Wednesday, the fourth working day of the week, with most listed companies witnessing price increases.
At the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the benchmark index DSEX rose by 25 points. The other two indices also edged up -- the Shariah-based DSES gained 5.0 points while the blue-chip index DS30 advanced by 10 points.
Most of the traded companies saw their share prices rise, with 229 gaining, 62 losing and 86 remaining unchanged, as per a UNB report.
In the first two hours of trading, the DSE recorded transactions worth over Tk 750 million in shares and units.
Meanwhile, the overall index of the Chattogram Stock Exchange (CSE) increased by 29 points.
Out of 77 companies that participated in trading on the CSE, prices rose for 31, fell for 29, and remained unchanged for 17.
The first half of trading at the CSE saw shares and units exchanged worth over Tk 30 million.