DSE trading ends on slight positive trend
Staff Correspondent
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ended Tuesday’s trading on a positive note for the 2nd consecutive day.
The broad index of the DSE, advanced by 24.1 points and settled at 5,226.04 points as against 5,202.93 points in the previous trading session.
The upward trend extended to other indices as well, with the Shariah-based DSES index raised slightly by 6.10 points to 1174.54 points, and the DS30 blue-chip index increased by 7.10 points to settle at 1921.16 points.
The indices maintained their position on the upbeat trajectory for most of today's session, driven by a broad-based market momentum supported by price appreciation across the majority of stocks.
Meanwhile, market turnover inched up by 2.4 percent to Tk 512.04 crore as against Tk 500 crore in the previous session.
Out of the 402 issues (Companies) traded, 203 advanced, 128 declined and 71 remained unchanged at the DSE.
The port city bourse, CSE, also settled on green terrain. The selected indices (CSCX) and All Share Price Index (CASPI) rose by 24.2 and 43.5 points, respectively.
On the CSE, 207 companies participated in trading. Of them, 106 companies recorded price gains, 68 companies saw declines, and 33 companies remained unchanged.
At the CSE shares and units of 30.74 lakh were changed hands through 2424 transactions on Tuesday. The value of trading shares and units is Tk 6.34 crore, which was Tk 6.51 crore on the previous day (Monday).
