DSE maintains bullish trend
BSS
Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) maintained bullish trend like the previous week yesterday with hitting record indices on higher transactions, reports BSS.
The benchmark index of DSE closed the week with 88.92 points up at 6,203.90 which were the highest since the introduction of the DSEX on January 27, 2013.
The DSES for Shariah-based companies and DS30 for the blue chip scrips also followed the upward trend with 37.42 points up at 1,385.28 and 46.69 points up at 2,225.19 respectively which were also the highest after the introduction of the indices.
The daily average trade value at DSE was 16.6 per cent up at Tk 1,232.86 crore and the trade volume was 9.4 per cent up at 37.73 crore shares.
Out of the 333 traded securities, 178 closed higher against 135 losing issues when 20 remained unchanged.
During the week, the top five gainers were Provati Insurance, FAS Fin, Standard Ceramic, ILFSL and Midas Fin.
The five major losing companies were BD Welding, Apex Foods, Meghna Pet, USMANIAGL and BBS Cables.
The top five turnover leaders were Lanka Bangla Finance, Square Pharma, Premier Bank, City Bank and Al Arafah Bank.
Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also closed the week with upward trend with its major CASPI index ending 241.23 points higher at 19,268.53.
Like DSE, most of the issues traded here closed higher when both the trade value and volume of shares increased.
