Trading on the country’s premier stock market, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), is continuing with a positive trend in the key indices on Thursday, August 20, the last trading day of the week. Turnover stood at Tk 269 crore during the first two hours of trading.
The information was disclosed by sources at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).
According to the data, as of 12:00 pm, the benchmark DSE index, or DSEX, had gained 7.27 points to stand at 5,776 points. Among the other indices, the Shariah-based DSES index gained 1.53 points, while the DSE30 index fell by 1.56 points, standing at 1,152.69 points and 2,161.40 points, respectively.
As of 12:00 pm, share prices of 181 companies had increased, while those of 111 companies had declined. Meanwhile, share prices of 92 companies remained unchanged.