DSEX reaches new high

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Economic Reporter :
 The major price index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) reached a new high on Wednesday on higher activities of some large cap securities.
DSEX finished the day with 22.15 points up at 5782.66 which were the highest after introducing the DSEX on January 27, 2013.
The DSES for Shariah-based companies and DS30 for the blue chip scrips also followed the upward trend with 3.47 points up at 1317.62 and 6.34 points up at 2120.77 respectively.
The rising major sectors were financial institutions, ceramics sector, pharmaceuticals and chemicals and insurance. A total of 125 large-cap securities moved up due to higher activities.
The day’s trade value at DSE decreased to Taka 1164.92 crore from Tuesday’s Taka 1223.74 crore and the daily trade also fell to 36.64 crore share from 40.18 crore share of the previous session.
At DSE, out of the day’s 329 securities, prices of 148 securities closed higher against 136 losing issues.
The major gaining issues were NHFIL, ILFSL, Stan Ceramic, Keya Cosmetic and Islami Insurance. The major losing issues were Beach Hatchery, BD Welding, Legacy Foot, BD Auto Cars and Republic.
Baraka Power topped the turnover list followed by Keya Cosmetics, Lanka Bangla Finance, PTL and Regent Textile.
The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) closed the day of the week with upward trend with its major CASPI 46.09 points up at 17,898.19.
At CSE, 256 were issues traded. Of those, 126 closed higher and 101 closed lower while 2.46 crore shares worth Taka 69.40 crore changed hands.
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