Stocks up at opening

Thereport24.com Correspondent, Dhaka:

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) saw positive trend in the early hours of trading on Tuesday.

DSEX, the prime index of the DSE, went up by 12.83 points or 0.28 percent to reach 4,519.39 after the first 30 minutes of trade at 11:00am.

The two other indices also saw positive trend.

The DS30 index, comprising blue chips, gained 9.98 points or 0.58 percent to 1,721.56.

The DSE Shariah Index (DSES) advanced 4.57 points or 0.42 percent to reach 1,100.94 points.

DSE turnover stood at Tk 314 million at 11:00am.

Of the issues traded till then, 102 advanced, 67 declined and 41 remained unchanged.

Lafarge Surma Cement was the most traded stocks with shares worth Tk 48m changing hands till then followed by ACI, SPCL, ACI Formulations and Hamid Fabrics.

The port city bourse – CSE –also saw uptrend in the morning with its Selective Category Index -- CSCX – gaining 11.84 points to stand at 8,357.66 points, also at 11:00am.

Of the issues traded till then, 30 gained, 39 declined and 23 remained unchanged with a turnover value of Tk 25m.

Ends/thereport24.com/MI/Mar 24, 2015