DSE turnover surpasses Tk 10b-mark

Stocks ended higher for the six straight session on Tuesday with turnover on the major bourse crossing Tk 10 billion-mark once again riding on the continued buying spree of investors. DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) went up by 42.58 points or 0.86 per cent to close at 4,967.11 points, the highest level since its inception on January 28, 2013. The DS30, comprising blue chips gained only 2.45 points or 0.13 per cent to close at 1,891.71 points. However, the DSE Shariah Index lost 1.83 points or 0.15 per cent to close at 1,147.76 points. The total turnover on DSE improved to Tk 10.15 billion, registering an increase of 2.32 per cent over the previous session value of Tk 9.92 billion. Out of 301 issues traded, 152 advanced, 140 declined, 9 remained unchanged on the DSE floor. MJL BD was the day’s most traded stocks with shares worth Tk 534.36 million changing hands followed BSRM Steels, Beximco, Beximco Pharma, and UCBL. BD Finance was also the day’s highest gainer, posting a rise of 10 per cent while Alhaj Textile was the day’s worst loser, slumping by 6.89 per cent. The total market capitalization on DSE stood at Tk 3,318.33 billion against Tk 3,307.72 billion in the previous session. The port city bourse, Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also closed higher with its Selective Categories Index – CSCX – gained 84.86 points to close at 9,364.74 points. Gainers beat losers 117 to 109, with 7 issues remaining unchanged at the port city bourse that traded 23.95 million shares and mutual fund units with turnover value of Tk 753.14 million.