DHAKA: The prices of the shares on both bourses --Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) --witnessed positive trend in early trading on Monday (April 1), second trading session of the week. 

Within first two hours of trading, DSEX, the key index of the country’s prime bourse, gained 21.07 points while the CSE All Share Price Index (CASPI) of port city’s bourse went up by 109.79 points at 12:22pm.

The DSEX, the benchmark index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 21.07 points or 0.38 per cent to stand at 5512.97 points at 12:22pm.

The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, gained 9.30 points or 0.47 percent to reach at 1976.51 points till then.

The DSE Shariah Index rose over 3.89 points or 0.30 percent to stand at 1279.35 points at that time.

Turnover, the important indicator of the market, stood at Tk 1,707.35 million on DSE as of filling of the report.

United Power Generation and Distribution Company Lt was the most traded stocks till then with shares worth Tk 175.96 million changing hands.

Of the issues traded till then, 192 advanced, 84 declined, and 49 remained unchanged on the DSE trading floor.

The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also saw an upward trend till then with CASPI gaining 109.79 points or 0.65 percent to stand at 16,912.95 points, also at 12:19pm.

Of the 133 issues traded till then, 76 gained, 31 declined and 26 issues remained unchanged with Tk 78.48 million in turnover.

BDST: 1237 HRS, APR 1, 2019
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