Stocks down at opening

The prices of most of the stocks on both bourses --- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE)-- witnessed downward trend in early hours of trading Monday amid modest see-saw. After first 30 minutes of trading, the prime index of the DSE - DSEX-- went down by 22.77 points or 0.47 per cent to stand at 4,735.60 points when the report was filed at 11am.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips also lost 5.87 points or 0.35 per cent to reach at 1,666.94 points. DSEX Shariah Index (DSES) went down by 5.38 points or 0.54 per cent to stands at 981.65 points. The turnover value stands at Tk 688 million on DSE floor when the report was filed at 11am. Of the issues traded, 79 gained, 20 declined and 38 remained unchanged.
United Commercial Bank is the most traded stocks with shares worth Tk 35 million changing hands till then followed by Prime Bank, Meghna Petroleum, Padma Oil and Bengal Windsor.
The port city bourse – the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE)-- also witnessed downward trend at opening and its Selective Category Index - CSCX-- lost 63.62 points or 0.68 per cent to stand at 9,296.20 points, also at 11am. Of the issues traded till then, 25 gained, 97 declined and 13 remained unchanged with a turnover value of Tk 54 million.