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

DSEX, the Broad Index of the DSE, gained by 42.35 points or 0.98 per cent to 4358.34 after the first one-hour of trade at 11:20am.

Trade deals stood at 40084 with volume of transactions at Tk 1958.13 million.

Of the issues traded till then, 181 advanced, 49 declined and 25 remained unchanged.

SPPCL was the most traded stocks with shares worth Tk 132.96 million changing hands till then followed by KPCL, UNITEDAIR, BEXIMCO, BSCCL, RAKCERAMIC, UPGDCL.

The port city bourse – Chittagong Stocks Exchange (CSE) – also witnessed downward trend in early hour with its Selective Category Index losing 65.67points to 8219.97, also at 11:17am.

Of the issues traded till then, 93 gained, 41 declined and eight remained unchanged.

BDST: 1138 HRS, MAY 18, 2015
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