DHAKA: Both the bouses in the country witnessed downward trend in early trading on Wednesday (May 15) as investors remain active on both sides of trading session.

Following the previous day's correction, both the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) opened higher amid low turnover.

But after first hour of trading, the DSE lost 20 points while the Selective Category Index of the port city bourse advanced 25 points at 10:30am.

DSEX, prime index of the DSE, went down by 4.87                              points or 0.09 percent to stand at 5,213 points at 12:11pm. 

DS30 index, comprising blue chips also fell 2.94 points or 0.16 percent to stand at 1822.56 points.

The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) saw loss of 3.47 points or 0.28 percent to 1,199.89.

Trade deals stood at 31693 with transaction at Tk 1,131 million on the DSE after first hour of trading.

Of the issues traded till then, 120 advanced, 137 declined and 73 remained unchanged.

Premier Bank Ltd was the most traded stocks till then with shares worth Tk 62.47 million changing hands, followed by Fortune shoes and Brac Bank 

However, the Chittagong Stock Exchange saw negative trend till then with its Overall Share Index - CASPI - advancing 14.66 points to stand at 15,947.62 points, also at 12:09pm.

Of the 144 issues traded till then, 51 gained, 64 declined and 29 remained unchanged with TK 54.85 million in turnover.

BDST: 1230 HRS, MAY 15, 2019
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