Trading in the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) remained largely unchanged in the first two hours on Wednesday, with the key index showing no significant movement.
Although the main index, DSEX, was in the negative zone, the drop was less than one point.
Among the other two indices, the Shariah-based DSES remained flat, while the blue-chip DS30 index gained four points.
Stock market rises, turnover surpasses Tk 500 crore again
During the first two hours of trading, share prices of 162 companies increased, while 148 declined, and 77 remained unchanged.
The total transaction value in the Dhaka market exceeded Tk 180 crore within this period.
Meanwhile, the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw a 14-point rise in its overall index. Out of the 111 companies that participated in trading, 49 recorded price increases, 46 saw declines and 16 remained unchanged.
The total turnover at CSE in the first half of the session crossed Tk 1.30 crore.