Stocks ease up after three days

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Economic Reporter :
Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges saw a little rise on Wednesday after facing ceaseless fall in the past three consecutive trading sessions.
DSEX, the broader index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), ended the fourth session of the week at 4366.24, only 3.13 points up over Tuesday’s close. The Shariah DSES also followed the broader index, with finishing flat in green at 1076.09.
The blue-chip DS30, however, was flat in red at close. The selective index ended the day at 1710.08.
Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also ended the day in green, with its broader CASPI rising marginally to 13433.39.
The daily trade value at DSE was almost static at Taka 329 crore, but the trade volume rose marginally to 11.41 crore shares. At CSE, 87 lakh shares changed hands for Taka 19.58 crore.
Majority of the issues traded advanced on DSE on the day. Out of the traded 321 issues, 140 ended higher when 120 were down. Similarly, 117 securities gained on CSE against 90 lagging ones.
The market moved up marginally on moderate rise in the large-cap securities from bank and cement sectors. The falling trend in other major sectors, however, continued as investors remained cautious. The major losing sectors of the day were fuel and power, pharmaceutical and food.
 and allied when the major lagging issues included Zeal Bangla, GHCL, Savar Ref, Meghna Condense Milk and Apex Food. The gainers were DSSL, Delta Spinning, Central Pharmaceuticals, MHSML and Safko Spinning.
Acme Lab topped the turnover leaders followed by OAL, NFML, Squire Pharma and DSSL.
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