The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the country’s primary capital market, witnessed an upward trend in trading on Wednesday, the last working day of the week. After a difficult session on Tuesday, where all indices posted losses, the market bounced back strongly.

In the first hour of trading, shares of 225 companies advanced, 76 declined, and 78 remained unchanged, according to data from the DSE. This early momentum helped boost all major indices.

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As of 11:30 am, the DSEX, the main index, had risen by 26.99 points, reaching 5,350.21. The DSES Shariah index saw a gain of 7.76 points, standing at 1,195.5, while the DS30, which tracks blue-chip companies, climbed by 9.59 points to 1,948.8.

Trading began at 10 am, and sources confirmed a rise in the volume of shares being traded as the market opened on an optimistic note.