DSE, CSE dip at opening

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw downward trend in early hours of trading on Thursday, the last session of this week. The day’s trading at DSE started with the new automated trading system as the country’s prime bourse launched the new system at 10.30am today. DSEX, the main index of the DSE, went down by 30.33 points or 0.61 per cent to 4,913.38 after the 1st 30 minutes of trade when the report was filed at 11am. The other two indices saw negative trend. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, lost 2.94 points or 0.16 per cent to 1,825.11. The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) declined 4.00 points or 0.34 per cent to stand at 1,152.14 points. DSE turnover stood at Tk 75 million when the report was filed at 11am. Of the issues traded till then, 32 advanced, 162 declined and 29 remained unchanged. Summit Alliance Ltd was the most traded stocks with shares worth Tk 9.73m changing hands till then followed by Quasem Drycells, GP, Hamid Fabrics and Agni Systems. The port city bourse – CSE – also saw negative trend in early hour with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – shedding 6.45 points to 9,283.12, also at 11am. Of the issues traded till then, 20 gained, 27 declined and 9 remained unchanged with a turnover value of Tk 17m.