DSE rises, CSE slips

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) witnessed positive trend at the opening while the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw the reverse trend in early hours of trading on Monday, the first trading day of this week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, was up by 19.97 points or 0.43 per cent to stand at 4,574.48 after 1st 30 minutes of trade when the report was filed at 11am. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, gained 12.77 points or 0.74 per cent to reach 1,718.69 while the DSE Shariah Index (DSES) advanced by 6.85 points or 0.64 per cent to 1,067.30. DSE turnover stood at Tk 908 million when the report was filed at 11am. Of the issues traded till then, 103 advanced, 63 declined and 35 remained unchanged. Khulna Printing & Packaging Ltd, which made debut today, was the most traded stocks with shares worth Tk 205 million changing hands till then followed by Lafarge Surma Cement, Appollo Ispat, BSRM Steels and GP. The port city bourse, CSE, saw negative trend at the beginning of today’s session with its Selective Category Index – CSCX – shedding 6.28 points to slip to 8,589.98, also at 11am. Of the issues traded till then, 38 gained, 35 declined and 11 remained unchanged with a turnover value of Tk 86.48 million.