Stocks witness gain Wednesday

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Economic Reporter :
Investors witnessed gain in the benchmark indices of the country’s bourses on Wednesday, the fourth trading day of the week.
DSEX, the key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, rose over 20.61 points to stand at 4686.05 at the close of day’s trading.
Trade deals stood at 170075 with transaction at Tk 7438.7 million. Of the issues traded, 198 advanced, 92 declined and 35 remained unchanged.
UPGDCL topped the turnover list with shares worth Tk 264.27 million having changed hands.
The other turnover leaders were BDTHAI, CITYBANK, BXPHARMA, FARCHEM, BEXIMCO, EMERALDOIL, ITC, POWERGRID and UNITEDAIR.
Chittagong stocks also followed the suit, with the CSE Selective Categories Index climbing up to 8740.56 by gaining over 57.47 points.
 Out of the issues traded, 161 gained, 59 declined and 20 remained unchanged.
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