Trading at the Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges began with an upward trend on Thursday, the last working day of the week, as share prices of most companies saw gains, reports UNB.
In the first two hours of trading, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), DSEX, rose by 10 points.
The Shariah-based DSES index marked a rise by 3 points, while the blue-chip DS30 index saw a rise of 4 points.
At the beginning of trading, share prices increased for 177 companies, declined for 133 and remained unchanged for 79 companies.
During the first two hours, shares and units worth over Tk 170 crore were traded on the DSE.
Meanwhile, the overall index of the Chattogram Stock Exchange (CSE) showed a rise by 28 points at the start of trading.
Out of the 110 companies traded on the CSE, share prices rose for 70, declined for 22, and remained unchanged for 18.
The total value of shares and units traded surpassed Tk 1.15 crore.
Bd-Pratidin English/ARK
