On Tuesday, March 18, the third business day of the week, trading continued on a positive note with a rise in the indices of the country's main stock exchanges, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE).
According to DSE and CSE sources, by 10:30 AM, the general index of DSE, DSEX, increased by 17 points compared to the previous day, reaching 5,223 points. The Shariah index of DSE increased by 1 point, while the DSE-30 index decreased by 1 point, standing at 1,162 and 1,887 points, respectively. During this period, transactions amounted to shares and mutual fund units worth 81.57 crore BDT.
As of 10:30 AM, among the companies traded, 220 saw an increase in their share prices, 68 saw a decline, and 53 remained unchanged.
The top 10 companies by trade volume at this time were: Fu-Wang Food, Intraco, Fu-Wang Ceramics, IFIC Bank, Bashundhara Paper, Alif Industry, Shinepukur Ceramics, Hakkani Pulp, Orion Infusion, and United Commercial Bank.
Earlier, in the first 5 minutes of trading on Tuesday, the DSEX increased by 8 points. At 10:10 AM, the index rose by 1 more point compared to its previous level. After this, the index continued to move upwards. At 10:20 AM, 20 minutes after the start of trading, the index had increased by 12 points from the previous day, reaching 5,217 points.
Meanwhile, at the same time, the CASPI index of the Chittagong Stock Exchange increased by 21 points, reaching 14,577 points. The upward trend in the index continued afterward.
By 10:30 AM, the value of shares and mutual fund units traded on the CSE was 80 lakh BDT. During this period, the share prices of 23 companies rose, 21 fell, and 11 remained unchanged.
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