Business Desk :
Country’s both the bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) on Wednesday witnessed an upward trend like earlier as investors continued their buying spree on large-cap issues ahead of Eid vacation.
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 7.31 points or 0.11 per cent to settle at 6,273, the highest since January 4, 2018, when the DSEX was at 6,302. Turnover, a crucial indicator of the market, stood at Tk 16.49 billion on the country’s premier bourse, which was 1.14 per cent lower than the previous day’s tally of Tk 16.68 billion.
The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, also advanced 0.94 points to finish at 2,274. However, the DSE Shariah Index saw a fractional loss of 0.99 points to close at 1,353.
Losers took a marginal lead over the gainers, as out of 373 issues traded, 174 ended lower, 166 higher and 33 remained unchanged on the DSE trading floor.
A total number of 268,447 trades were executed in the day’s trading session with a trading volume of 615.84 million shares and mutual fund units.
Beximco – the flagship company of Beximco Group- topped the turnover chart with shares worth Tk 1.20 billion changing hands, followed by Paramount Textile (Tk 350 million), IFIC Bank (Tk 341 million), Power Grid Company (Tk 321 million) and Sonali Life Insurance (Tk 320 million).
GQ Ball Pen was the day’s best performer, posting a gain of 9.97 per cent while Tallu Spinning was the worst loser, losing 8.13 per cent.
However, the Chittagong Stock Exchange closed slightly lower with its All Shares Price Index (CASPI)-losing 18 points to close at 18,201 while the Selective Categories Index – CSCX shedding 10 points to close at 10,922.
Of the issues traded, 143 declined, 139 advanced and 33 issues remained unchanged on the CSE.
The port city bourse traded 27.31 million shares and mutual fund units with a turnover value of Tk 530 million.
