The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ended Thursday's trading in upward trend.
Though the DSEX saw a downtrend in the morning, in the afternoon the market saw increased trading.
The DSEX (broad index) increased by 15.12 points to 5,184.44 points, compared to 1.47 points decrease in the previous (Tuesday’s) trading session. The Shariah-based DSES index rose by 7.95 points to 1166.64 points, and the DS30 blue-chip index increased by 4.25 points to settle at 1927.27 points.
A total of 9.45 crore shares and units changed hands through 91,560 transactions, seeing a slightly decrease compared to the previous session of 10.83 crore shares through 98,406 transactions. A total of Tk 282.1 crore worth of shares and bonds were traded in the DSE on Thursday, which saw an increase from the previous session’s Tk 275.7 crore trade volume.
Dhaka Stock Market ends Tuesday with a narrowly upward trend
Out of the 396 issues (companies) traded, 187 advanced, 1128 declined and 81 remained unchanged at the DSE.
The port city bourse, CSE, settled on a downtrend. The All Share Price Index (CASPI) decreased by 53.78 points and settled at 14435.45 points.
On the CSE, 180 companies participated in trading. Of them, 68 companies recorded price gains, 74 companies saw declines, and 38 companies remained unchanged.
At the CSE, shares and units of 17.03 lakh changed hands through 1530 transactions on Thursday. The value of trading shares and units was Tk 9.3 lakh.