DSE, CSE down opening

The prices of most of the shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed downward trend in early hour of trading on Thursday, the last session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went down by 13.67 points or 0.30 per cent to 4,443.58, after the first 30 minutes of trade, when the report was filed at 11am. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, lost 6.04 points or 0.35 per cent to 1,710.99. The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) dropped 3.21 points or 0.29 per cent to stand at 1,089 points. DSE turnover stood at Tk412 million when the report was filed. Of the issues traded till then, 40 advanced, 126 declined and 40 remained unchanged. Olympic Accessories, which made trading debut today, was the most traded stocks with shares worth Tk194 million changing hands followed by Lafarge Surma Cement, IFAD Autos, Tosrifa Industries and United Airways. The port city bourse – CSE – also saw negative trend in early hour with its Selective Category Index -- CSCX – losing 26.70 points to 8,343.09, also at 11am. Of the issues traded till then, 15 gained, 52 declined and 12 remained unchanged with a turnover value of Tk60 million.