DSE, CSE see volatility at opening

The country’s two bourses – Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – witnessed volatility at opening on Sunday, the 1st trading day of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went down by 3.67 points or 0.07 per cent to stand at 5,021.42 points after the 1st 30 minutes of trade when the report was filed at 11am. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, dipped 9.55 points or 0.51 per cent to 1,857.43. The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) lost 0.19 points or 0.01 per cent to 1,180.10 points. DSE turnover stood at Tk 1.54 million when the report was filed at 11am. Of the issues traded till then, 107 advanced, 65 declined and 28 remained unchanged. The new issue – Western Marine Shipyard was the most traded stocks with shares worth Tk 207m changing hands till then followed by SPCL, BEDL, KPPL and Keya Cosmetics. The port city bourse, CSE, however, saw positive trend in early hours of trading amid volatility with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – gaining 2.85 points to 9,445.67, also at 11am. Of the issues traded till then, 43 gained, 45 declined and 12 remained unchanged with a turnover value of Tk 101m.