DHAKA: Investors witnessed negligible gain in benchmark indices of the country’s bourses on Sunday amid hartal.

The key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange, DSEX, rose over 109 points to stand at 3,909 at the close on the first trading day of the week.

The volume of transactions stood Tk 2,499 million with 71,645 trade deals.   

Of the issues traded, 147 advanced, 34 declined and seven remained unchanged.

GENNEXT topped the turnover list with shares worth Tk 204 million having changed hands.

The other turnover leaders were ENVOYTEX, ARGONDENIM, UCBL, GP, MALEKSPIN, ACTIVEFINE, GOLDENSON, DELTALIFE and NBL.

Chittagong stocks also followed the suit, with the CSE Selective Categories Index climbing up to 7,677 by gaining over 234 points.

Out of the issues traded, 169 gained, 28 declined and nine remained unchanged.

BDST: 1515 HRS, OCT 27, 2013
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