Positive trend at DSE, CSE

Share prices on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) witnessed positive trend in early hours of trading on Thursday, the last trading session of the week. DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 13.24 points or 0.28 per cent to stand at 4,607.57 points within first 30 minutes of trading when the report was filled at 11am. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, gained 8.01 points or 0.47 per cent to reach at 1,682.81 points. The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) also went up by 4.41 points or 0.43 per cent to stand at 1,024.30 points. DSE turnover stood at Tk 543 million when the report was filed at 11am. Of the issues traded till then, 93 advanced, 47 declined and 25 remained unchanged. GrameenPhone (GP) was the most traded stocks with shares worth Tk 146 million changing hands till then followed by Lafarge Surma Cement, BSC, Heidelberg Cement and Square Pharma. The port city bourse – the CSE - also witnessed positive trend at opening with its Selective Category Index --- CSCX gaining 31.27 points to stand at 8,903.26 points, also at 11am. Of the issues traded till then, 43 gained, 18 declined and 7 remained unchanged with a turnover value of Tk 45.16 million.