DHAKA: Trading on the country’s two bourses - Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) - is underway with downward trends of share-price indices in the early hours on Monday (May 6).
Within first two hours of the day’s trading, the benchmark index of the DSE went down by 32.06 points, while the Selective Category Index of port city bourse lost 54.91 points.
DSEX, the Broad Index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), shed over 32.06 points or 0.59 percent to stand at 5362.84at 12:17pm.
The two other indices also edged lower.
The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) lost 3.25 points or 0.26 percent to stand at 1,237.35 points.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips declined 12.32 points or 0.64 percent to stand at 1,889.33.
Trade deals stood at 147,668 shares to stand at Tk 5,359.59 million on the DSE, riding on Fortune Shoes Limited and Legacy Footwear.
Of the issues traded, 75 advanced, 225 declined and 38 remained unchanged.
Fortune Shoes Limited topped the turnover list with shares worth Tk 162.57 million having changed hands followed by Legacy Footwear and National Polymer.
Following the suit, the Chittagong Stock Exchange Selective Categories Index (CSCX) climbed down to 16,448.52 by losing over 54.91 points or 0.33 percent at about 12:18pm.
Of the 164 issues traded, 35 advanced, 115 declined and 14 remained unchanged with shares worth Tk 71.85 million traded.
BDST: 1229 HRS, MAY 6, 2019
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