Stocks close week up before 9-day holiday

Stock market closed week yesterday upward through maintaining a steady rise for the fourth consecutive session. There will be no share trading at Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges in the next nine days as the market will remain closed for Eid-ul-Fitr, reports BSS.
DSEX of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) finished the week at 4507.58, which was 37.32 points up over the previous session.
The broader index of the premier bourse began the week downward, but it started showing recovery trend at the second session that continued for rest of the week.
Similarly, the blue-chip DS30 and the Shariah DSES finished the week up at 1770.82 and 1110.84 respectively. Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also closed the week up, with showing strong recovery in its broader CASPI index that finished at 13802.58, advancing by 108.94 points over the last session.
The trade value at DSE was only Tk 265.75 crore on Sunday, the opening day of the week, but it rose significantly to Tk 377.28 crore yesterday.
The daily trade volume was down in the first trading sessions, which also improved in the last four sessions, with increasing to 10.67 crore shares at the week's close. Majority of the issues traded at the two bourses closed higher on improved participation, with 186 securities on DSE and 144 issues on CSE gaining at the close of the week.
A total of 75 issues incurred loss on DSE at the last day of the week while 58 securities closed lower on CSE.
The top five gaining companies in DSE were SEMLLECMF, Pubali Bank, First Bangladesh Fixed Income Fund (FBFIF), NCCBL Mutual Fund-1 and Janata Insurance.
The major losers included Dragon Sweater, Keya Cosmetic, Dhaka Insurance, Shyampur Sugar Mills Limited and Monno Subtler.  Square Pharma topped the turnover list followed by Lafarge Surma Cement, Acme Lab, Islami Bank and City Bank.

Stocks close week up before 9-day holiday

Stock market closed week yesterday upward through maintaining a steady rise for the fourth consecutive session. There will be no share trading at Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges in the next nine days as the market will remain closed for Eid-ul-Fitr, reports BSS. DSEX of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) finished the week at 4507.58, which was 37.32 points up over the previous session. The broader index of the premier bourse began the week downward, but it started showing recovery trend at the second session that continued for rest of the week. Similarly, the blue-chip DS30 and the Shariah DSES finished the week up at 1770.82 and 1110.84 respectively. Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) also closed the week up, with showing strong recovery in its broader CASPI index that finished at 13802.58, advancing by 108.94 points over the last session. The trade value at DSE was only Tk 265.75 crore on Sunday, the opening day of the week, but it rose significantly to Tk 377.28 crore yesterday. The daily trade volume was down in the first trading sessions, which also improved in the last four sessions, with increasing to 10.67 crore shares at the weeks close. Majority of the issues traded at the two bourses closed higher on improved participation, with 186 securities on DSE and 144 issues on CSE gaining at the close of the week. A total of 75 issues incurred loss on DSE at the last day of the week while 58 securities closed lower on CSE. The top five gaining companies in DSE were SEMLLECMF, Pubali Bank, First Bangladesh Fixed Income Fund (FBFIF), NCCBL Mutual Fund-1 and Janata Insurance. The major losers included Dragon Sweater, Keya Cosmetic, Dhaka Insurance, Shyampur Sugar Mills Limited and Monno Subtler. Square Pharma topped the turnover list followed by Lafarge Surma Cement, Acme Lab, Islami Bank and City Bank.