DSE index reaches new high at week’s close

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BSS, Dhaka :
The major price index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) reached a new high on Thursday to finish a mixed week.
DSEX added 160.63 points over the week at 5,342.88 which was the highest after introducing the DSEX on January 27, 2013.
The DSES for Shariah-based companies and DS30 for the blue chip scrips also finished the week with 20.81 points up at 1,243.01 and 46.27 points up at 1,910.51 respectively.
The average daily trade volume increased by 8.13 percent to 44.38 crore shares when the value surged by 13.56 percent to Taka 1,428.05 crore.
Out of the 331 traded securities, 240 closed higher against 79 losing issues when 11 remained unchanged.
The major five gaining companies included Investment Corporation of Bangladesh, Prime Finance First Mutual Fund, Far East Knitting and Dyeing Industries, Central Insurance Company and Simtex Industries. The major losing companies included Fine Foods, Rahima Food Corporation, Shyampur Sugar Mills, BD Autocars and Aramit Cement.
Bangladesh Export Import Company topped the turnover leaders followed by IFAD Autos, LankaBangla Finance, Apollo Isphat Complex and Bangladesh Building Systems. Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also closed the week up with it major CASPI index finished the day at 16,441.22 points.
Like DSE, most of the issues traded here closed higher when the trade value and volume of the share increased.
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