Both The stock of the country opened week mixed when major sectors were swing on unstable demand on the market.
The broader price index at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) was flat in red while that of at Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) inched up. The selective indices at the twin bourses also closed with similar trends. DSEX finished the opening session of the week 7.65 points down at 5583.00 when the Shariah DSES inched up at 1308.84. The blue-chip DS30, however, was 7.2 points down at 2020.42.
The indices saw the unstable trend as some major sectors like services and real estate, NBFI and engineering gained and some other major sectors such as bank, paper and printing and jute were down. The day's major gainers were CMC Kamal, AFC Agro, Delta Spinning, Matin Spinning and ICB. The major losers included Savar Ref, Rahima Food, RN Spinning, Prime Finance and Beximco Synthetic. Despite fluctuating demands, the daily transactions increased on occasional higher activities of investors around some securities.
The trade value rose by 16.01 percent to Taka 1232.90 crore when the volume increased by 14.59 percent to 33.60 crore shares. Baraka Power topped the turnover leaders followed by Lanka Bangla Finance, IFAD Autos, CMC Kamal, AFC Agro and IDLC. The CASPI index at CSE finished the session with 8.37 points gains at 17317.69. The two selective indices at the bourse, however, were down due to cap-focused buying.
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