DSE up, CSE down

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) witnessed positive trend while the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw negative trend in early hours of trading on Thursday amid see-saw, the last session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 15.55 points or 0.31 per cent to 4,941.79 after the 1st 30 minutes of trade when the report was filed at 11am. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, gained 4.52 points or 0.24 per cent to 1,831.04. The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) rose 2.02 points or 0.17 per cent to reach 1,156.24 points. DSE turnover stood at Tk 736 million when the report was filed at 11am. Of the issues traded till then, 103 advanced, 45 declined and 25 remained unchanged. Jamuna Oil was the most traded stocks with shares worth Tk 120 million changing hands till then followed by Khan Brothers PP Woven Bag, BEDL, GSP Finance and Meghna Petroleum. The port city bourse - CSE - saw negative trend in early hour amid volatility with its Selective Category Index - CSCX - losting 1.63 points to stand at 9,314.22, also at 11am. Of the issues traded till then, 39 gained, 25 declined and 16 remained unchanged with a turnover value of Tk 43m.