DSE, CSE stocky amid slack shutdown

Trading at the country’s two bourses – the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – was stocky amid lax shutdown in the early hours of Sunday’s session, the opening day of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 10.62 points or 0.23 per cent to reach 4,588.62 after first 30 minutes of trade when the report was filed at 11am. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, advanced 3.24 points or 0.18 per cent to stand at 1,729.71 points. The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) added 1.13 points or 0.10 per cent to reach 1,067.25 points. DSE turnover stood at Tk 684 million when the report was filed at 11am. Of the issues traded till then, 121 advanced, 38 declined and 29 remained unchanged. Beximco was the most traded stocks with shares worth Tk 70 million changing hands till then followed by Golden Son, BD Building, Beximco Pharma and Mozzafar Hosain Spinning Mills. The port city bourse – CSE – also saw positive trend in the first few minutes of the session with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – gaining 16.56 points to reach 8,674.94, also at 11am. Of the issues traded till then, 39 gained, 24 declined and 9 remained unchanged with a turnover value of Tk 31 million.