The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ended Thursday's trading with an upward trend after a downtrend over the last two days.

On Thursday, trading started in the morning with an upward trend, and after 11 am for a short time, the DSEX went up to 5194.74 points, but it fell to 5179.94 points at around 1 pm. DSEX jumped to 5199.47 points till 2 pm, then the index settled at 5194.43 points at the end of the day.

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According to the trade record, the DSEX (broad index) increased by 9.43 points to settle at 5,194.43 points, compared to 5,185 points in the previous session. The Shariah-based DSES index fell by 3.58 points to settle at 1161.94 points, and the DS30 blue-chip index increased by 3.26 points to settle at 1924.27 points.

A total of 11.66 crore shares and units changed hands through 111,027 transactions, while 12.73 crore were traded in the previous session.

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A total of Tk 324 crore worth of shares and bonds were traded in the DSE on Thursday, which saw a decrease from the previous session of Tk 307 crore.

Out of the 400 companies that participated in trading, 157 advanced, 156 declined, and 87 remained unchanged at the DSE.

The port city bourse, CSE, also settled with a downtrend in trading. The All Share Price Index (CASPI) decreased by 20.39 points and settled at 14459.91 points.

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On the CSE, 218 companies participated in trading. Of them, 82 companies recorded price gains, 109 companies saw declines, and 27 companies remained unchanged.

At the CSE, shares and units of 13.68 lakh changed hands through 1408 transactions on Thursday. The value of trading shares and units was Tk 7.39 crore, which was Tk 4.11 crore in the previous session.