DHAKA: Share price indices at the country’s both bourses --- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) -- witnessed positive trend in early hours of trading on Thursday, the last trading day of the week.

DSEX, the Broad Index of the DSE, gained by 16.41 points or 0.37 per cent to 4363.55 after the first one and half hour of trade at 12:20 pm.

Trade deals stood at 46193 with volume of transactions at Tk 1768.26 million.

Of the issues traded till then, 138 advanced, 97 declined and 44 remained unchanged.

UPGDCL was the most traded stocks with shares worth Tk 256.57 million changing hands till then followed by ACI, MJLBD, SQURPHARMA, IFADAUTOS and GP.

The port city bourse – Chittagong Stocks Exchange (CSE) – also witnessed upward trend in early hour with its Selective Category Index losing 10.98 points to 8138.05, also at 12:19pm.

Of the issues traded till then, 90 gained, 65 declined and 29 remained unchanged.

BDST: 1240 HRS, APR 09, 2015
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