Country’s both the bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) today also witnessed upward trend like earlier as investors continued their buying spree on large- cap issues amid optimism, reports BSS.
DSEX, the key index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 15.74 points or 0.29 per cent to settle at 5,344.01. Two other indices also ended higher. The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, advanced 8.58 points to finish at 1,924.26 and the DSE Shariah Index rose 4.88 points to close at 1,231.65.
Turnover, a crucial indicator of the market, however, fell to Taka 13.47 billion, which was Taka 15.29 billion at the previous day.
Gainer took a modest lead over the looser, as out of 361 issues traded,
154 ended lower, 142 higher and 65 issues remained unchanged on the DSE trading floor.
Beximco topped the turnover chart followed by IFIC, Beximco Pharma, Lanka Bangla Finance and Square Pharma.