Trading at both the Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges began on an upward trend on Wednesday (5 February), with most company shares witnessing price increases.
At the start of the trading session, the benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the DSEX, rose by 27 points. The Shariah-based DSES index and the blue-chip DS30 index each gained 7 points.
In the early hours of trading, share prices increased for 250 companies, while 52 saw declines, and 59 remained unchanged.
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During the first hour, the DSE recorded share and unit transactions worth over Tk 100 crore.
Meanwhile, the overall index of the Chattogram Stock Exchange (CSE) increased by 14 points at the beginning of the session.
Among the 60 companies traded on the CSE, prices rose for 38, fell for 16, and remained unchanged for 6. The total value of shares and units traded at the start of the session surpassed Tk 50 lakh.