Stocks open with positive

The prices of most of the stocks on both bourses - Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE)- witnessed positive trend in early hours of trading Thursday amid see-saw, the last trading day of the week. Meanwhile, trading and official activities of DSE and CSE will remain closed on Sunday next due to 10th parliamentary election, officials said. After 30 minutes of trading, the prime index of the DSE - DSEX went up by 7.83 points 0r 0.18 per cent to stands at 4,293.56 points when the report was filed at 11am. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips also advanced 6.17 points or 0.42 per cent to reach at 1,484.56 points. The turnover value stands at Tk 412 million on DSE floor when the report was filed at 11am. Of the issues traded, 74 gained, 86 declined and 30 remained unchanged. Summit Purbanchol Power Company is the most traded stocks with shares worth Tk 53 million changing hands till then followed by Apex Adelchi, Golden Son, Appollo Ispat and LankaBangla Finance. The port city bourse - CSE--also witnessed positive trend at opening and its Selective Category Index - CSCX gained 7.88 points or 0.09 per cent to stand at 8,430.80 points, also at 11am. Of the issues traded till then, 26 gained, 46 declined and 17 remained unchanged with a turnover value of Tk 40 million.