United News of Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s stock markets posted losses in the first half of trading on Thursday, with key indices of both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) moving lower. On the last trading day of the week, the DSE’s benchmark index DSEX shed 13 points. The Shariah-based DSES slipped by 2 points, while the blue-chip index DS30 fell 6 points. Out of the traded issues, prices of 132 companies advanced, while 181 declined and 74 remained unchanged. The turnover on the DSE in the first half of the session crossed Tk 270 crore. The market also witnessed a downturn on the CSE, where the overall index CASPI dropped 23 points. Indices extend gains despite lower turnover at Bangladesh bourses On the port city bourse, share prices of 38 companies rose against declines in 56 companies, while 17 issues remained unchanged. The turnover at the CSE during the first half of trading stood at over Tk 1.3 crore.