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The prices of most of the shares on both bourses witnessed positive trend Wednesday as some investors active on sector-wise stocks at lucrative price level.
Following the previous five days’ 171 points correction, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened on positive trend amid low trading activities.
Within first 15 minutes of trading, the key index of the country’s prime bourse advanced more than 13 points while the CSE All Share Price Index (CASPI) of port city’s bourse gained 37 points at 10:45am.
After 30 minutes of trading, the DSEX gained nearly 15 points while the CSE All Share Price Index (CASPI) of port city’s bourse rose 38 points at 11:00am when the report was filed.
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 14.95 points or 0.26 per cent to reach at 5,657 points at 11:00am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, also gained 6.65 points or 0.32 per cent to reach at 2,102 points.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) rose 6.27 points or 0.48 per cent to reach at 1,312 points till then.
Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stood at Tk 711 million when the report was filed at 11:00am.
Of the issues traded till then, 154 advanced, 41 declined and 52 remained unchanged.
Western Marine Shipyard was the most traded stocks till then with shares worth Tk 67 million changing hands, closely followed by Miracle Industries Tk 60 million, Salvo Chemicals Tk 56 million, United Power Tk 44 million and Shepherd Industries Tk 43 million.
The port city’s bourse–the Chittagong Stock Exchange –saw upward trend till then with CSE All Share Price Index- CASPI-gaining 38 points to stand at 17,458, also at 11:00am.
The Selective Category Index – CSCX –also gained 24 points to stand at 10,548 points till then.
Of the issues traded till then, 45 gained, 31 declined and 17 issues remained unchanged with Tk 28 million in turnover.