The country’s stock markets opened the week on a positive note on Sunday, with key indices rising at both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), while prices of most listed companies moved higher.

At the DSE, the benchmark DSEX index gained 39 points by the end of the session.

The Shariah-based DSES advanced 8 points, while the blue-chip index DS30 rose by 10 points.

Out of the traded issues, share prices increased for 168 companies, declined for 162, and remained unchanged for 62.

The turnover on the premier bourse improved, with shares and units worth Tk 626 crore changing hands during the session, up from Tk 550 crore in the previous trading day, an increase of Tk 76 crore.

Stocks open higher on Sunday as indices surge at DSE, CSE

In the block market, shares of 27 companies worth Tk 25 crore were traded, with Dominage Steel Building Systems Ltd accounting for the highest turnover at Tk 8 crore.

Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC topped the DSE gainers’ list, soaring 10 percent, while The Dacca Dyeing and Manufacturing Company Ltd emerged as the top loser, shedding nearly 10 percent.

The CSE also witnessed an uptrend, as its all-share price index CASPI climbed 110 points.

At the port city bourse, prices rose for 90 companies, fell for 57, and remained unchanged for 27.

The turnover, however, declined at the CSE, with shares and units worth Tk 6 crore traded, compared to Tk 8 crore in the previous session.

Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC topped the gainers’ chart on the CSE, rising by nearly 10 percent, while Singer Bangladesh Ltd ended at the bottom after losing more than 10 percent.