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DSEX crosses 5,700-mark ahead of Eid holiday
DHAKA, May 11, 2021 (BSS) – DSEX, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), crossed the 5,700-mark ahead of the Eid holiday.
DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, jumped 78.67 points or 1.39 per cent to settle at 5,724. It has been three and a half months high since January 28.
Two other indices also ended higher with the DSE 30 Index, comprising blue chips, advanced 28.76 points to finish at 2,194 and the DSE Shariah Index (DSES) rose 10.41 points to close at 1,271.
Turnover, a crucial indicator of the market, also soared to Tk 14.03 billion on the country’s premier bourse, in a further buck by 3.78 per cent over the previous day’s tally of Tk 13.52 billion.
Gainers took a strong lead over the losers, as out of 362 issues traded, 218 advanced, 71 declined and 73 issues remained unchanged on the DSE trading floor.
Beximco – the flagship company of Beximco Group- continued to dominate the turnover chart, followed by Brac Bank, National Feed Mills, BATBC and Robi.
A total number of 211,728 trades were executed in the day’s trading session with a trading volume of 456.15 million shares and mutual fund units.
The market cap of DSE also rose to Tk 4,886 billion on Tuesday, up from Tk 4,831 billion in the previous session.
The Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also ended higher with the CSE All Share Price Index – CASPI –soaring 235 points to settle at 16,566 and the Selective Categories Index – CSCX rising 142 points to close at 9,990.
Of the issues traded, 176 advanced, 65 declined and 46 remained unchanged on the CSE.
The port city’s bourse traded 21.61 million shares and mutual fund units with a turnover value of Tk 536 million.
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