The country’s stock markets witnessed a mixed performance in the first half of Thursday’s trading session, with key indices at both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) fluctuating between gains and losses.
At the DSE, the benchmark DSEX edged up by 1 point, while the Shariah-based DSES dropped by 2 points and the blue-chip DS30 declined by 3 points.
A total of 219 companies saw price gains against 91 that declined, while prices of 80 issues remained unchanged.
The turnover at the bourse surpassed Tk 200 crore during the first half of the session.
Meanwhile, trading at the CSE moved into negative territory as the overall index fell by 15 points.
Despite the index decline, most issues at the port city bourse posted gains, with 41 companies advancing, 34 losing and 17 remaining unchanged.
The turnover at the CSE exceeded Tk 5 crore in early trading.