Bangladesh’s capital markets opened on a positive note on Wednesday, with benchmark indices of both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) registering gains in early trading.
On the fourth working day of the week, the DSE’s benchmark index, DSEX, rose by 33 points.
The Shariah-based index DSES gained 5 points, while the blue-chip index DS30 advanced by 15 points.
Out of the traded issues on the DSE, prices of 189 companies increased, while 114 declined and 81 remained unchanged.
Capital markets surge at DSE with year’s highest turnover
The turnover on the premier bourse crossed Tk 290 crore in the first half of the session.
The CSE also witnessed an upward trend, with its overall index CASPI climbing 86 points.
On the port city bourse, share prices of 67 companies moved up, 30 declined and 17 remained unchanged.
The total turnover on the CSE stood at over Tk 2.4 crore during the first half of trading.