Bangladesh’s capital market opened the week on a positive note as both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) recorded gains during the first hour of trading on Sunday, with most company shares closing higher.
At the DSE, the benchmark index DSEX rose by 21 points in the first hour. The Shariah-based DSES index advanced by 3 points, while the blue-chip DS-30 index remained unchanged.
Out of 253 companies traded at the DSE during the period, prices of 253 shares increased against 54 that declined, while 77 remained unchanged.
The turnover at the DSE crossed Tk 150 crore in the first hour.
Stocks rise in early trade at DSE, fall at CSE
The upward trend was also visible at the CSE, where the overall index CASPI gained 25 points.
At the port city bourse, share prices of 46 companies rose, 15 declined and 11 remained unchanged.
The CSE recorded transactions worth over Tk 1.04 crore in shares and units during the first hour of trading.