The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the country's premier capital market, saw an uptrend in trading during the first hour on Sunday.
All three indices of the DSE—DSEX, DSES, and DS30—posted gains in the initial session of the week.
The benchmark DSEX index rose by 28.4 points to settle at 5,227.25, while the DSES Shariah index increased by 8.76 points to 1,170.35. Meanwhile, the DS30 blue-chip index climbed 3.75 points to 1,937.37.
Trading activity was robust, with 6.34 crore shares and units exchanged through 43,539 transactions. The turnover amounted to Tk 143.1 crore, reflecting strong selling pressure in the early session.
A total of 371 companies participated in trading on the day. Of these, the prices of 294 companies advanced, 39 declined, and 38 remained unchanged.
Bd-pratidin English/ Jisan