On the third working day of the week, trading on the country’s premier bourse, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) is progressing with an upward trend in indices.

According to sources from DSE and CSE on Tuesday (15 July), the market saw a positive start.

By 10:30 AM, half an hour into the trading session, the DSE’s benchmark index DSEX had risen by 11 points to stand at 5,072 points. The DSE Shariah Index increased by 4 points to 1,108, while the DS30 Index edged down by 1 point to 1,899. During this time, total turnover stood at BDT 100.73 crore (approximately USD 9.2 million), involving shares and mutual fund units.

Among the traded companies during this period, prices increased for 205, declined for 73, and remained unchanged for 88.

The top 10 traded companies by turnover at 10:30 AM were:
Monno Ceramic, Agni Systems, Magura Multipurpose, Monospool Paper, Salam Steel, Shinepukur Ceramics, Sea Pearl, Sonali Paper, ML Dyeing, and Beach Hatchery.

Earlier in the session, within the first 5 minutes, the DSEX rose by 3 points. By 10:10 AM, it had gained another 5 points, and the upward momentum continued. By 10:20 AM, 20 minutes into trading, the index stood 8 points higher than the previous day at 5,070 points.

Meanwhile, on the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), the CASPI index rose by 4 points to reach 14,101 points at 10:30 AM, maintaining an upward trajectory.

As of 10:30 AM, the CSE recorded a turnover of BDT 45 lakh, with 22 companies posting price gains, 2 companies seeing losses, and 6 remaining unchanged.