The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ended Sunday's trading with an upward trend.
The DSE's broad index increased by a record 73.43 points to 5178.86 points, compared to 5105.43 points in the previous (Thursday) trading session.
The shariah-based DSES index increased by 12.40 points to 1152.45 points, and the DS30 blue-chip index was up by 26.42 points to settle at 1908.32 points.
The stock market trading saw pace in the day as most of the stocks lost their prices in the previous session. The small investors in the previous session were trying to sell their stocks in fear of losing price.
A total of 10.28 crore shares and units changed hands through 100962 transactions, seeing a decrease compared to the previous session of 11.34 crore shares, whose transaction number was 102838.
A total of Tk 304.1 crore shares and bonds were traded in the DSE on Sunday, which is Tk 47 crore less than the previous session on Thursday.
Out of the 390 issues (companies) traded, 232 advanced, 89 declined and 69 remained unchanged at the DSE.
The port city bourse, CSE, also settled on an upward trend of trading. The All Share Price Index (CASPI) increased by 129.85 points and settled at 14304 points.
On the CSE, 166 companies participated in trading. Of them, 87 companies recorded price gains, 47 companies saw declines, and 32 companies remained unchanged.
At the CSE shares and units of 25.4 akh were changed hands through 1261 transactions on Sunday. The value of trading shares and units is Tk 5.7 crores, which was Tk 4.27 crore on the previous day (Thursday).
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